POAT Midterm (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
1.) .What .kind .of .gait .deviation .will .you .have .with .hip .flexor .spasticity .with .a
.stroke .but .have .good .muscle .strength?
A. .Restriction .Mid-stance .--->terminal .stance
B. .Restriction .Push-off .---> .initial .swing .
C. .Restriction .in .swing .phase .
D. .Foot .drop .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A
What .nerve .supplies .with .carpal .tunnel .syndrome?
A. .ulnar .
B. .Median .
C. .Radial .
D. .recurrent .laryngeal .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B
What .structure .would .NOT .entrap .the .median .nerve .if .an .orthoses .was .placed
.on .too .tightly .?
A. .transverse .carpal .ligament .
B. .pronator .Quadratus .
C. .ECRB/ECRL
D. .Palmaris .Brevis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C.
What .is .the .correct .progression .for .donning .a .Controlled .ankle .motion .walker
.boot .(CAM .boot)?
A. .Foot .-> .straps .-> .(-) .button .on .bladder
B. .(-) .button .on .bladder .-> .foot .->straps
C. .(+) .button .on .bladder .-> .foot .-> .staps .
D. .Foot .- .> .straps .-> .front .plate .-> .(+) .button .on .bladder .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
D
which .orthoses .would .be .most .appropriate .to .stabilize .a .L2/L3 .instability .? .
A. .TLSO .
B. .CTO .
C. .LSO .
D. .LSO .+ .hip .spika .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C
, which .orthoses .would .be .most .appropriate .to .stabilize .a .L4/5 .or .L5/S1 .segment
.? .
A. .TLSO .
B. .CTO .
C. .LSO .
D. .LSO .+ .hip .spika .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-D.
which .orthoses .would .be .indicated .for .an .anterior .compression .fracture? .
A. .Coronal .instability .Brace
B. .Milwaukee .Brace
C. .Boston .Brace
D. .hyperextension .TLSO .
E. .Nacho .Cheese .brace .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-D.
What .orthoses .would .be .indicated .for .a .2 .column .instability/ .burst? .
A. .Halo- .CTO
B. .Sarmiento .
C. .Bivalve .Jacket .
D. .Milwaukee .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C
if .someone .was .set .up .in .a .hip .spika .and .were .only .allowed .to .flex .their .hip .to
.90 .deg., .what .would .set .the .hip .spike .@?
A. .70 .deg. .
B. .90 .deg. .
C. .50 .deg. .
D. .100
E. .360 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A. .
(let .me .know .if .i .got .this .backwards .lol)
where .are .the .majority .of .compression .fractures .seen .? .(%) .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-- .thoracolumbar .junction .(56%)
what .is .a .type .of .3 .column .instability .? .where .is .found .most .common? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-- .spondylolisthesis
- .L5/S1
what .% .control .just .an .LSO .provide .at .the .L5/S1 .junction .? .when .you .add .the
.hip .spika .? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .19 .%
- .32%
where .are .the .stabilizing .forces .for .a .PCL .3 .point .pressure .system .brace .? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-- .one .pushing .anterior
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
1.) .What .kind .of .gait .deviation .will .you .have .with .hip .flexor .spasticity .with .a
.stroke .but .have .good .muscle .strength?
A. .Restriction .Mid-stance .--->terminal .stance
B. .Restriction .Push-off .---> .initial .swing .
C. .Restriction .in .swing .phase .
D. .Foot .drop .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A
What .nerve .supplies .with .carpal .tunnel .syndrome?
A. .ulnar .
B. .Median .
C. .Radial .
D. .recurrent .laryngeal .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B
What .structure .would .NOT .entrap .the .median .nerve .if .an .orthoses .was .placed
.on .too .tightly .?
A. .transverse .carpal .ligament .
B. .pronator .Quadratus .
C. .ECRB/ECRL
D. .Palmaris .Brevis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C.
What .is .the .correct .progression .for .donning .a .Controlled .ankle .motion .walker
.boot .(CAM .boot)?
A. .Foot .-> .straps .-> .(-) .button .on .bladder
B. .(-) .button .on .bladder .-> .foot .->straps
C. .(+) .button .on .bladder .-> .foot .-> .staps .
D. .Foot .- .> .straps .-> .front .plate .-> .(+) .button .on .bladder .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
D
which .orthoses .would .be .most .appropriate .to .stabilize .a .L2/L3 .instability .? .
A. .TLSO .
B. .CTO .
C. .LSO .
D. .LSO .+ .hip .spika .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C
, which .orthoses .would .be .most .appropriate .to .stabilize .a .L4/5 .or .L5/S1 .segment
.? .
A. .TLSO .
B. .CTO .
C. .LSO .
D. .LSO .+ .hip .spika .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-D.
which .orthoses .would .be .indicated .for .an .anterior .compression .fracture? .
A. .Coronal .instability .Brace
B. .Milwaukee .Brace
C. .Boston .Brace
D. .hyperextension .TLSO .
E. .Nacho .Cheese .brace .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-D.
What .orthoses .would .be .indicated .for .a .2 .column .instability/ .burst? .
A. .Halo- .CTO
B. .Sarmiento .
C. .Bivalve .Jacket .
D. .Milwaukee .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C
if .someone .was .set .up .in .a .hip .spika .and .were .only .allowed .to .flex .their .hip .to
.90 .deg., .what .would .set .the .hip .spike .@?
A. .70 .deg. .
B. .90 .deg. .
C. .50 .deg. .
D. .100
E. .360 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A. .
(let .me .know .if .i .got .this .backwards .lol)
where .are .the .majority .of .compression .fractures .seen .? .(%) .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-- .thoracolumbar .junction .(56%)
what .is .a .type .of .3 .column .instability .? .where .is .found .most .common? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-- .spondylolisthesis
- .L5/S1
what .% .control .just .an .LSO .provide .at .the .L5/S1 .junction .? .when .you .add .the
.hip .spika .? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .19 .%
- .32%
where .are .the .stabilizing .forces .for .a .PCL .3 .point .pressure .system .brace .? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-- .one .pushing .anterior
