ABC CERTIFIED ORTHOTIC FITTER EXAMS SCRIPT
2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔T/F: Under universal precautions all patients are considered to be possible carriers
of blood-born pathogens: - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F: Gloves should be worn when handling the patient in a skin to skin contact
situation. - ✔✔True
✔✔This cardinal plane divides the body into left & right:
Frontal, Sagital, Coronal, or Transverse? - ✔✔Sagital
✔✔When the patient is lying on his back, he is this position:
Prone, Dependent, Supine, or Upright? - ✔✔Supine
✔✔Bending parts of a joint together so that the ankle is decreased is :
Flexion, Extension, Rotation, or Circumduction? - ✔✔Flexion
✔✔Amount of dorsiflexion required for normal gait is:
5, 10, 20 or 30 degrees? - ✔✔10 degrees
✔✔Which of these terms is used for a "Knock-kneed" position:
Genu valgum, Genu recurvatum, Genu varum, or Osgood Schlatter's? - ✔✔Genu
valgum
✔✔Which of these terms is used for the distance b/w parallel lines intersecting the
midpoint of each heel in Gait Cycle:
Step Length, Stride Length, Base of Support, or Center of Gravity? - ✔✔Base of
Support
✔✔Each of these would be true of the use of assistive device during ambulation except:
Increase in foot pressure, Assist in balance, Assists in control of abnormal
biomechanics, or Decreases joint forces? - ✔✔Increase in foot pressures
✔✔Three point force systems entails:
Affecting alignment by controlling two adjacent skeletal segments, The corrective force
is located on the convex side of the curve at the joint addressed, Two counteractive
forces are positioned on the opposite side above and below the corrective force, or All
of the above? - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔These orthoses may also serve as kinesthetic reminders to limit motion or avoid
undesirable posture:
Spinal, UE, LE, or All of the above? - ✔✔Spinal
, ✔✔T/F: The long-term effects of skeletal malalignment can include the acquisition of
pathomechanical deformities - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F: One of the objectives w/ bracing is to provide intervention w/ the least amount
of control necessary? - ✔✔True
✔✔To provide an orthotic w/out a Rx, all of these must be true except:
It's for a close friend, No professional skills are expended in custom fitting the orthosis,
The patient is billed directly, or It's billed in accordance w/ 3rd party payer regulations? -
✔✔It's for a close friend
✔✔In compression hose, the max compression is achieved here:
In the forefoot, At the heel, In the ankle, or In the calf? - ✔✔in the Ankle
✔✔All of these are indications for compression garments except:
Peripheral Neuropathy, Varicose Veins, Lymphedema, or Burn Scar? - ✔✔Peripheral
Neuropathy
✔✔Which of these degrees of compression hose could be purchased OTC:
10-20, 20-30, 30-40, or 40-50 mmHG? - ✔✔10-20 mmHg
✔✔These compression garments are worn when the patient is non-ambulatory or post-
surgical to help prevent pooling of blood in the legs that could lead to a venous
thrombosis:
Silver, Lymphedema, Anti-embolism, or Support stockings? - ✔✔Anti-embolism
✔✔Prefabricated orthoses may be acquired:
By custom fabricating them, From used custom returns, From inventory, or Free from
Medicare distributors? - ✔✔From inventory
✔✔If the brace don't appear to fit correctly:
Use it anyway, Return it to the vendor or inventory, Remove it & try again, Dispose of it?
- ✔✔Remove it & try again
✔✔Patient Education includes all of these except:
Warranty & Return, Care & Maintenance, Donning & Doffing, or Trimming &
Customization? - ✔✔Trimming & Customization
✔✔Once the orthosis is delivered to the facility and in the fitter's hand, it should be:
Permanently labeled w/ the patients name, Billed to the patient, Fit to the patient, or
Quality checked? - ✔✔QC
2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔T/F: Under universal precautions all patients are considered to be possible carriers
of blood-born pathogens: - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F: Gloves should be worn when handling the patient in a skin to skin contact
situation. - ✔✔True
✔✔This cardinal plane divides the body into left & right:
Frontal, Sagital, Coronal, or Transverse? - ✔✔Sagital
✔✔When the patient is lying on his back, he is this position:
Prone, Dependent, Supine, or Upright? - ✔✔Supine
✔✔Bending parts of a joint together so that the ankle is decreased is :
Flexion, Extension, Rotation, or Circumduction? - ✔✔Flexion
✔✔Amount of dorsiflexion required for normal gait is:
5, 10, 20 or 30 degrees? - ✔✔10 degrees
✔✔Which of these terms is used for a "Knock-kneed" position:
Genu valgum, Genu recurvatum, Genu varum, or Osgood Schlatter's? - ✔✔Genu
valgum
✔✔Which of these terms is used for the distance b/w parallel lines intersecting the
midpoint of each heel in Gait Cycle:
Step Length, Stride Length, Base of Support, or Center of Gravity? - ✔✔Base of
Support
✔✔Each of these would be true of the use of assistive device during ambulation except:
Increase in foot pressure, Assist in balance, Assists in control of abnormal
biomechanics, or Decreases joint forces? - ✔✔Increase in foot pressures
✔✔Three point force systems entails:
Affecting alignment by controlling two adjacent skeletal segments, The corrective force
is located on the convex side of the curve at the joint addressed, Two counteractive
forces are positioned on the opposite side above and below the corrective force, or All
of the above? - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔These orthoses may also serve as kinesthetic reminders to limit motion or avoid
undesirable posture:
Spinal, UE, LE, or All of the above? - ✔✔Spinal
, ✔✔T/F: The long-term effects of skeletal malalignment can include the acquisition of
pathomechanical deformities - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F: One of the objectives w/ bracing is to provide intervention w/ the least amount
of control necessary? - ✔✔True
✔✔To provide an orthotic w/out a Rx, all of these must be true except:
It's for a close friend, No professional skills are expended in custom fitting the orthosis,
The patient is billed directly, or It's billed in accordance w/ 3rd party payer regulations? -
✔✔It's for a close friend
✔✔In compression hose, the max compression is achieved here:
In the forefoot, At the heel, In the ankle, or In the calf? - ✔✔in the Ankle
✔✔All of these are indications for compression garments except:
Peripheral Neuropathy, Varicose Veins, Lymphedema, or Burn Scar? - ✔✔Peripheral
Neuropathy
✔✔Which of these degrees of compression hose could be purchased OTC:
10-20, 20-30, 30-40, or 40-50 mmHG? - ✔✔10-20 mmHg
✔✔These compression garments are worn when the patient is non-ambulatory or post-
surgical to help prevent pooling of blood in the legs that could lead to a venous
thrombosis:
Silver, Lymphedema, Anti-embolism, or Support stockings? - ✔✔Anti-embolism
✔✔Prefabricated orthoses may be acquired:
By custom fabricating them, From used custom returns, From inventory, or Free from
Medicare distributors? - ✔✔From inventory
✔✔If the brace don't appear to fit correctly:
Use it anyway, Return it to the vendor or inventory, Remove it & try again, Dispose of it?
- ✔✔Remove it & try again
✔✔Patient Education includes all of these except:
Warranty & Return, Care & Maintenance, Donning & Doffing, or Trimming &
Customization? - ✔✔Trimming & Customization
✔✔Once the orthosis is delivered to the facility and in the fitter's hand, it should be:
Permanently labeled w/ the patients name, Billed to the patient, Fit to the patient, or
Quality checked? - ✔✔QC
