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PEDORTHIC CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
FINAL EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS| ACE YOUR GRADES - FOOT
PATHOLOGIES, ORTHOTIC POSTING,
GAIT PHASES.
1. What is a fee schedule? - correct answer -How much Medicare
will reimburse for specific codes
2. What are articles? - correct answer -Describes who is eligible
for the device (more detailed than LCD)
3. What are the 4 types of lasts? - correct answer -Conventional,
straight, inflare, reverse/outflare
4. What type of last is most commonly used for clubfoot? - correct
answer -Reverse/outflare
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5. What are the characteristics of a shoe sole? - correct answer -
Rigid & durable, but still allow for rockers in gait
6. What are the 3 layers of a sole? - correct answer -Insole,
midsole, outsole (treading)
7. Advantages of orthopedic shoes - correct answer -Increased
stability, extra depth with removable foot beds, fabricated
without obtrusive seams, firm heel counters, options for
different closure styles, alternative last options, additional
sizing options
8. Advantages of surgical shoes - correct answer -Open all the
way to the toe, completely rigid sole for immobilization and
healing
9. Factors affecting foot contour and size - correct answer -Aging,
obesity, pregnancy
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10. Complications of wearing shoes that do not fit properly -
correct answer -Claw toes, hammer toes, bunions, Taylor
bunions
11. How to determine if a shoe fits properly - correct answer -
3/8-1/2" past longest toe in WB, no dorsal impingement in toe
box, met heads coincide with vamp crease & widest part of
forefoot sole, squeeze test uppers for width, check for heel
gapping, appropriate style & material for pt
12. What is a balloon patch? - correct answer -Upper material
removed & covered with a softer, more forgiving material
13. What is a spot stretch/punch? - correct answer -Isolated
area where pressure is relieved with a ball & ring stretcher
14. What is a stretch? - correct answer -Use of a shoe stretcher
and softening spray to stretch vamp
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15. What is a sole excavation? - correct answer -Removal of
part of the sole under high pressure area from the inside of the
shoe; can patch with softer durometer material
16. What is a split sole? - correct answer -Split & widening of the
sole
17. What is a Thomas heel? - correct answer -Curved and
extended medial extension
18. What is a reverse Thomas heel? - correct answer -Curved
and extended lateral extension
19. What is a heel flare? - correct answer -Widening of the base
of the heel
20. What is a SACH heel? - correct answer -Solid-Ankle
Cushion-Heel pad
PEDORTHIC CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
FINAL EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS| ACE YOUR GRADES - FOOT
PATHOLOGIES, ORTHOTIC POSTING,
GAIT PHASES.
1. What is a fee schedule? - correct answer -How much Medicare
will reimburse for specific codes
2. What are articles? - correct answer -Describes who is eligible
for the device (more detailed than LCD)
3. What are the 4 types of lasts? - correct answer -Conventional,
straight, inflare, reverse/outflare
4. What type of last is most commonly used for clubfoot? - correct
answer -Reverse/outflare
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5. What are the characteristics of a shoe sole? - correct answer -
Rigid & durable, but still allow for rockers in gait
6. What are the 3 layers of a sole? - correct answer -Insole,
midsole, outsole (treading)
7. Advantages of orthopedic shoes - correct answer -Increased
stability, extra depth with removable foot beds, fabricated
without obtrusive seams, firm heel counters, options for
different closure styles, alternative last options, additional
sizing options
8. Advantages of surgical shoes - correct answer -Open all the
way to the toe, completely rigid sole for immobilization and
healing
9. Factors affecting foot contour and size - correct answer -Aging,
obesity, pregnancy
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10. Complications of wearing shoes that do not fit properly -
correct answer -Claw toes, hammer toes, bunions, Taylor
bunions
11. How to determine if a shoe fits properly - correct answer -
3/8-1/2" past longest toe in WB, no dorsal impingement in toe
box, met heads coincide with vamp crease & widest part of
forefoot sole, squeeze test uppers for width, check for heel
gapping, appropriate style & material for pt
12. What is a balloon patch? - correct answer -Upper material
removed & covered with a softer, more forgiving material
13. What is a spot stretch/punch? - correct answer -Isolated
area where pressure is relieved with a ball & ring stretcher
14. What is a stretch? - correct answer -Use of a shoe stretcher
and softening spray to stretch vamp
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15. What is a sole excavation? - correct answer -Removal of
part of the sole under high pressure area from the inside of the
shoe; can patch with softer durometer material
16. What is a split sole? - correct answer -Split & widening of the
sole
17. What is a Thomas heel? - correct answer -Curved and
extended medial extension
18. What is a reverse Thomas heel? - correct answer -Curved
and extended lateral extension
19. What is a heel flare? - correct answer -Widening of the base
of the heel
20. What is a SACH heel? - correct answer -Solid-Ankle
Cushion-Heel pad
