Orthotics Practice Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Patients recovering from Guillian-Barre syndrome experience motor function return in which
pattern?
a) Asymmetrical
b) Distal to Proximal
c) Proximal to distal
d) Unilateral - CORRECT ANSWER C
Inadequate strength of the gastrocnemius results in which of the following gait deficiencies?
a) Foot slap @ loading response
b) Excessive dorsiflexion @ midstance
c) Hip hyperextension @ midstance
d) Toe drag in swing - CORRECT ANSWER B
An AFO with trimlines posterior to the malleoli provides PRIME?
a) Knee Stability
b) ML stability
c) Talocrural stability
d) Passive dorsiflexion assist - CORRECT ANSWER D
A hospital calls a practitioner to say that a patient who was fit with a device is bringing legal
action against the hospital. The suit does not involve the device or the fitting. However the
hospital is requesting the practitioner's records regarding the patient. The practitioner should?
a) Advise the hospital that the patient records can be released only after receipt of properly
signed release forms or a subpoena.
b) Send the records to the hospital
c) Contac the patient, advise the patient of the conversation with the hospital and ask
permission to send the records.
,d) Send the records only after a written request from the hospital administration - CORRECT
ANSWER A
Standard tightening value of halo skull pins for an adult
a) 4in-lb
b) 5in-lb
c) 8in-lb
d) 10in-lb - CORRECT ANSWER C
A KOs for OA is designed to?
a) Stabilize the tibia under the femur in the sagittal plane
b) Distract the joint surface of the medial or lateral compartment
c) Enhance patellar tracking 2
d) Compress the soft tissue around the knee - CORRECT ANSWER B
Atlantoaxial instability is common with which of the following?
a) Osteoporosis
b) Rheumatoid arthritis
c) MS
d) Ankylosing spondylitis - CORRECT ANSWER B
The functions of the tibialis anterior muscle are:
a) Dorsiflexion and inversion
b) Dorsiflexion and eversion
c) Plantar flexion and inversion
d) Plantarflexion and eversion - CORRECT ANSWER A
Excessive knee flexion when standing in a locked metal KAFO results when?
a) Proximal thigh band is too shallow
,b) Distal thigh band is too deep
c) Calf band is too shallow
d) Calf band is too deep - CORRECT ANSWER C
Poliomyelitis results from an acute viral infection of the:
a) Cerebral spinal fluid
b) Dura matter of the spinal cord
c) Anterior horn cells
d) Schwann cells - CORRECT ANSWER C
When fitting a thermoplastic AFO, which of the following helps diminish a moment at heel
strike?
a) Decreasing heel height of shoe
b) Remaking he AFO with increased dorsiflexion
c) Increasing the height of the posterior proximal trim line
d) Adding a ¼" (6mm) heel lift - CORRECT ANSWER A
The primary reason for developing good documentation practices is to establish?
a) Outcome studies
b) Monitoring of quality assurance
c) Justification for reimbursement
d) Professional responsibility and accountability - CORRECT ANSWER D
Which of the following adjustments to a metal AFO would best accommodate excessive tibial
torsion?
a) Addition of valgus control strap
b) Deflection of sidebars
c) Internal rotation of stirrup attachment
d) External rotation of mechanical ankle joint - CORRECT ANSWER B
, A HALO ring should be placed
a) 7cm superior to the lateral third of the eyebrow
b) ¼" (19mm) superior to the ear
c) 1cm superior to the lateral third of the eyebrow
d) Superior to the greatest circumference of the skull - CORRECT ANSWER C
Quadriplegic patient with a functioning C7 will lose which of the following?
a) Wrist extension
b) Elbow flexion
c) Finger flexion
d) Shoulder abduction - CORRECT ANSWER C
A 57 year old adult female with adult onset diabetes mellitus presently in the wound care
clinic with a recently healed plantar ulcer over the 1st met head and an insensate foot. Her
current footwear is a pair of canvas tennis shoes. At this time the most appropriate orthotic
treatment should be:
a) A cam walker w/pressure relief insert
b) A neuropathic walker (CROW)
c) Extra-depth shoes w/a corrective insert
d) Extra depth shoes w/an accommodative insert - CORRECT ANSWER D
An anterior hyperextension TLSO offers MAXIMUM control in which of the following
planes?
a) Control
b) Transverse
c) Sagittal
d) Frontal - CORRECT ANSWER C
An example of a congenital spinal deformity is?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Patients recovering from Guillian-Barre syndrome experience motor function return in which
pattern?
a) Asymmetrical
b) Distal to Proximal
c) Proximal to distal
d) Unilateral - CORRECT ANSWER C
Inadequate strength of the gastrocnemius results in which of the following gait deficiencies?
a) Foot slap @ loading response
b) Excessive dorsiflexion @ midstance
c) Hip hyperextension @ midstance
d) Toe drag in swing - CORRECT ANSWER B
An AFO with trimlines posterior to the malleoli provides PRIME?
a) Knee Stability
b) ML stability
c) Talocrural stability
d) Passive dorsiflexion assist - CORRECT ANSWER D
A hospital calls a practitioner to say that a patient who was fit with a device is bringing legal
action against the hospital. The suit does not involve the device or the fitting. However the
hospital is requesting the practitioner's records regarding the patient. The practitioner should?
a) Advise the hospital that the patient records can be released only after receipt of properly
signed release forms or a subpoena.
b) Send the records to the hospital
c) Contac the patient, advise the patient of the conversation with the hospital and ask
permission to send the records.
,d) Send the records only after a written request from the hospital administration - CORRECT
ANSWER A
Standard tightening value of halo skull pins for an adult
a) 4in-lb
b) 5in-lb
c) 8in-lb
d) 10in-lb - CORRECT ANSWER C
A KOs for OA is designed to?
a) Stabilize the tibia under the femur in the sagittal plane
b) Distract the joint surface of the medial or lateral compartment
c) Enhance patellar tracking 2
d) Compress the soft tissue around the knee - CORRECT ANSWER B
Atlantoaxial instability is common with which of the following?
a) Osteoporosis
b) Rheumatoid arthritis
c) MS
d) Ankylosing spondylitis - CORRECT ANSWER B
The functions of the tibialis anterior muscle are:
a) Dorsiflexion and inversion
b) Dorsiflexion and eversion
c) Plantar flexion and inversion
d) Plantarflexion and eversion - CORRECT ANSWER A
Excessive knee flexion when standing in a locked metal KAFO results when?
a) Proximal thigh band is too shallow
,b) Distal thigh band is too deep
c) Calf band is too shallow
d) Calf band is too deep - CORRECT ANSWER C
Poliomyelitis results from an acute viral infection of the:
a) Cerebral spinal fluid
b) Dura matter of the spinal cord
c) Anterior horn cells
d) Schwann cells - CORRECT ANSWER C
When fitting a thermoplastic AFO, which of the following helps diminish a moment at heel
strike?
a) Decreasing heel height of shoe
b) Remaking he AFO with increased dorsiflexion
c) Increasing the height of the posterior proximal trim line
d) Adding a ¼" (6mm) heel lift - CORRECT ANSWER A
The primary reason for developing good documentation practices is to establish?
a) Outcome studies
b) Monitoring of quality assurance
c) Justification for reimbursement
d) Professional responsibility and accountability - CORRECT ANSWER D
Which of the following adjustments to a metal AFO would best accommodate excessive tibial
torsion?
a) Addition of valgus control strap
b) Deflection of sidebars
c) Internal rotation of stirrup attachment
d) External rotation of mechanical ankle joint - CORRECT ANSWER B
, A HALO ring should be placed
a) 7cm superior to the lateral third of the eyebrow
b) ¼" (19mm) superior to the ear
c) 1cm superior to the lateral third of the eyebrow
d) Superior to the greatest circumference of the skull - CORRECT ANSWER C
Quadriplegic patient with a functioning C7 will lose which of the following?
a) Wrist extension
b) Elbow flexion
c) Finger flexion
d) Shoulder abduction - CORRECT ANSWER C
A 57 year old adult female with adult onset diabetes mellitus presently in the wound care
clinic with a recently healed plantar ulcer over the 1st met head and an insensate foot. Her
current footwear is a pair of canvas tennis shoes. At this time the most appropriate orthotic
treatment should be:
a) A cam walker w/pressure relief insert
b) A neuropathic walker (CROW)
c) Extra-depth shoes w/a corrective insert
d) Extra depth shoes w/an accommodative insert - CORRECT ANSWER D
An anterior hyperextension TLSO offers MAXIMUM control in which of the following
planes?
a) Control
b) Transverse
c) Sagittal
d) Frontal - CORRECT ANSWER C
An example of a congenital spinal deformity is?
