ORTHOTIC FITTER EXAM 2026 SPRING TEST QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
A patient calls and complains that their elbow brace you fit them with earlier in the week is
preventing them from flexing their arm to the ROM the brace is set. Which area of the arm
could have misplaced a strap?
a. Olecranon
b. Antecubital space
c. Distal Radius
b (If the brace migrates it could impinge on this area preventing flexion of the arm. The
distal strap could impinge on wrist flexion but the questions pertains to the arm flexion.)
The boney landmark lateral malleolus is found at:
a. the distal end of the fibula
b. the proximal end of the malleoli
c. the subtalar junction
a (The lateral malleolus is the prominence on the outer side of the ankle, and formed by the
lower end of the fibula. Distal is the anatomical term for point furthest from.)
If a patient is flexing their elbow, what plane does this occur?
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. transverse
b (Note that specific flexion activities may occur only along the sagittal plane, i.e. from the
forward to backward direction, and not side-to-side direction)
,When fitting a patient with a pavlik harness, you would be concerned with this?
a. social history
b. diabetes mellitus
c. rigidity of the brace
a (A Pavlik harness is used in the treatment of hip dysplasia in infants. Social History is
important because the parents or caregivers must be responsible to keep the harness
donned correctly. DM would not play as a role, and the brace is not rigid)
If a patient receives a functional walking boot, you will always instruct them how to bare full
weight.
a. True
b. False
b ( False --You would not instruct patient to bare weight unless physician has expressed for
you to do so. The boot can be ordered for a NWB (non weight bearing status))
A patient calls with a prescription from their physician to fit a back brace and the diagnosis
is lower back pain and scoliosis. How should the fitter proceed?
a. measure the patient and order a prefabricated scoliosis corrective brace?
b. Tell the patient they will have o take the prescription to an orthotist
c. obtain more information
c (C. Is correct answer because you don't adequate info to know if the brace is for
corrective scoliosis. Many elderly patients have scoliosis and can have back pain. First
there is a need to assess the patient)
,Knee pain when walking up and downstairs could be associated with these conditions:
I. Chondromalacia
II. Tinea Pedis
III. PFPS
IV. Peroneal Rupture
a. I & IV
b. I & II
c. I & III
C (Chondromalacia patella is the softening and breakdown of the tissue (cartilage) that
lines the underside of the kneecap (patella). Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a
syndrome characterized by pain or discomfort seemingly originating from the contact of
the posterior surface of the patella (back of the kneecap) with the femur (thigh bone))
A single cycle of gait is defined as the time:
a. from heel off on one foot to heel of of the other
b. from heel off of one foot to push off of the other foot
c. from heel off of one foot to heel off of the same foot
d. foot flat to mid-stance
C. The gait cycle begins when one foot contacts the ground and ends when that foot
contacts the ground again.
A patient has an acute compression fracture at T11 level. What type of orthosis is best to
provide for this fracture?
, a. LSO clamshell
b. Dorsolumbar corset
c. Jewett Hyperextension Orthosis
C. Jewett is correct since it is acute and the LSO would be insufficient for a T12 fx. Requires
hyperextension
Genu Valgus is a position of the knee joint commonly called:
a. Bowlegged
b. Recurvatum
c. Knock kneed
d. Normal knee
C. Genu Valgum--->
An EO could be ordered for all of these conditions except:
a. post-op biceps repair
b. epicondylitis
C. Olecranon Fracture
d. Colles Fracture
d. EO stands for Elbow Orthosis. Colles Fracture Is a Distal Radius Fracture Which is in the
wrist, it is the only diagnosis that you would not use an Elbow Orthos
A patient calls and complains that their elbow brace you fit them with earlier in the week is
preventing them from flexing their arm to the ROM the brace is set. Which area of the arm
could have misplaced a strap?
a. Olecranon
b. Antecubital space
c. Distal Radius
b (If the brace migrates it could impinge on this area preventing flexion of the arm. The
distal strap could impinge on wrist flexion but the questions pertains to the arm flexion.)
The boney landmark lateral malleolus is found at:
a. the distal end of the fibula
b. the proximal end of the malleoli
c. the subtalar junction
a (The lateral malleolus is the prominence on the outer side of the ankle, and formed by the
lower end of the fibula. Distal is the anatomical term for point furthest from.)
If a patient is flexing their elbow, what plane does this occur?
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. transverse
b (Note that specific flexion activities may occur only along the sagittal plane, i.e. from the
forward to backward direction, and not side-to-side direction)
,When fitting a patient with a pavlik harness, you would be concerned with this?
a. social history
b. diabetes mellitus
c. rigidity of the brace
a (A Pavlik harness is used in the treatment of hip dysplasia in infants. Social History is
important because the parents or caregivers must be responsible to keep the harness
donned correctly. DM would not play as a role, and the brace is not rigid)
If a patient receives a functional walking boot, you will always instruct them how to bare full
weight.
a. True
b. False
b ( False --You would not instruct patient to bare weight unless physician has expressed for
you to do so. The boot can be ordered for a NWB (non weight bearing status))
A patient calls with a prescription from their physician to fit a back brace and the diagnosis
is lower back pain and scoliosis. How should the fitter proceed?
a. measure the patient and order a prefabricated scoliosis corrective brace?
b. Tell the patient they will have o take the prescription to an orthotist
c. obtain more information
c (C. Is correct answer because you don't adequate info to know if the brace is for
corrective scoliosis. Many elderly patients have scoliosis and can have back pain. First
there is a need to assess the patient)
,Knee pain when walking up and downstairs could be associated with these conditions:
I. Chondromalacia
II. Tinea Pedis
III. PFPS
IV. Peroneal Rupture
a. I & IV
b. I & II
c. I & III
C (Chondromalacia patella is the softening and breakdown of the tissue (cartilage) that
lines the underside of the kneecap (patella). Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a
syndrome characterized by pain or discomfort seemingly originating from the contact of
the posterior surface of the patella (back of the kneecap) with the femur (thigh bone))
A single cycle of gait is defined as the time:
a. from heel off on one foot to heel of of the other
b. from heel off of one foot to push off of the other foot
c. from heel off of one foot to heel off of the same foot
d. foot flat to mid-stance
C. The gait cycle begins when one foot contacts the ground and ends when that foot
contacts the ground again.
A patient has an acute compression fracture at T11 level. What type of orthosis is best to
provide for this fracture?
, a. LSO clamshell
b. Dorsolumbar corset
c. Jewett Hyperextension Orthosis
C. Jewett is correct since it is acute and the LSO would be insufficient for a T12 fx. Requires
hyperextension
Genu Valgus is a position of the knee joint commonly called:
a. Bowlegged
b. Recurvatum
c. Knock kneed
d. Normal knee
C. Genu Valgum--->
An EO could be ordered for all of these conditions except:
a. post-op biceps repair
b. epicondylitis
C. Olecranon Fracture
d. Colles Fracture
d. EO stands for Elbow Orthosis. Colles Fracture Is a Distal Radius Fracture Which is in the
wrist, it is the only diagnosis that you would not use an Elbow Orthos
