435 - Single Stage Cell-Based Cartilage Repair

AST Member No. ■ My address has changed. The address below is the new address. Name Address City State Zip Telephone ■ Check enclosed  ■ Check Number a b c d a b c d 1 ■ ■ ■ ■ 11 ■ ■ ■ ■ 2 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3 ■ ■ ■ ■ 13 ■ ■ ■ ■ 4 ■ ■ ■ ■ 14 ■ ■ ■ ■ 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ 15 ■ ■ ■ ■ 6 ■ ■ ■ ■ 16 ■ ■ ■ ■ 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ 17 ■ ■ ■ ■ 8 ■ ■ ■ ■ 18 ■ ■ ■ ■ 9 ■ ■ ■ ■ 19 ■ ■ ■ ■ 10 ■ ■ ■ ■ 20 ■ ■ ■ ■ #435   MARCH 2020   1 CE CREDIT  $6 4. Who isn’t the ideal candidate for the RECLAIM procedure? a. Overweight athletes b. Younger athletes c. Older athletes d. A and c 5. _______ are adult stem cells which can be isolated from human and animal sources. a. hMSCs b. OATS c. MSCs d. None of the above 6. The patient positioning for this procedure is: a. Supine b. Supine with flex positioning c. Lateral d. Distal 7. The focal cartilage defect is outlined using an instrument known as a __________ and a mallet. a. Mallet b. Cookie cutter c. Allis d. Army retractor 1. ________ is a single surgery pro- cedure that involves removing the patient’s own cartilage, combining it with donated stem cells, then return- ing the mixture into the affected area. a. TJA b. RECLAIM c. OATS d. MSC 2. The viable autologous cartilage cells are identified as described previously and combined with the donated allo- geneic mesenchymal stem cells in a ratio of approximately ____ part(s) autologous cells to ____ part(s) allo- geneic. a. 1 to 10 b. 2 to 7 c. 3 to 10 d. 1 to 5 3. According to surgeons at the Mayo Clinic, what percentage of patients return to play at their pre-injury levels? a. 77% b. 91% c. 66% d. 80% 8. The _______ is combined with fibrin glue to create an implantable mixture. a. Auto/allograft b. Suture c. Chondral tissue d. Cartilage cells 9. The skin is prepped from the knee proximally to the tourniquet to _________ to the foot. a. Laterally b. Proximally c. Distally d. Both b and c 10. According to the article, the last step for this procedure is ________. a. Surgeon’s clearance b. Wound closure c. Physical therapy d. Being released from the ICU SINGLE STAGE CELL-BASED CARTILAGE REPAIR # 435 MARCH 2020 1 CE CREDIT $6 Make It Easy - Take CE Exams Online Y ou must have a credit card to pur- chase test online. We accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Your credit card will only be charged once you pass the test and then your credits will be automati- cally recorded to your account. Log on to your account on the AST homepage to take advantage of this benefit. If you want to mail in your CEs, but still want to pay by credit card, give us at call at 800-637-7433. SingleStageCell-BasedCartilageRepair MARCH 2020 | The Surgical Technologist | 113