ABC ORTHOTIC FITTER CORE EXAMS SET 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What brace might be used for a clavicle francture?
A. Wrist splint
B. afo
C. Figure 8
D. CTO - ✔✔C. Figure 8
✔✔What common device might be used to place a patient in external rotation?
A. Cast
B. Figure 8
C. Abduction pillow - ✔✔C. Abduction pillow
✔✔Tendons function by attaching - ✔✔muscle to bone
✔✔What structure is involved in tennis elbow
A. Olecranon
B. Radial tuberosity
C. Forearm tendon/muscles - ✔✔C. Forearm tendon/muscles
✔✔De Quervain syndrome is primarily treated with?
A. Medial knee orthosis
B. Injections of marcaine to the SI Joint
C. 3 Point thumb spica - ✔✔C. 3 Point thumb spica
✔✔A game keeper's thumb involves what joint?
A. CMC
B. PIP
C. DIP
D, MCP - ✔✔D, MCP
✔✔What actions occur at the distal radialulnar joint?
A. Supination
B. Flexion
C. Pronation
D. Ulnar deviation - ✔✔D. Ulnar deviation
,✔✔What nerve is involved in carpal tunnel syndrome? - ✔✔median nerve
✔✔When applying a collar in an acute care setting the posterior collar is applied first.
T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔C1 vertabrae is also referred as
A. Superior
B.Atlas
C. Axis
D. Atmos - ✔✔B.Atlas
✔✔Indications for a semi-rigid collar:
A.Spinal stenosis
B. DDD
C. Spondylothisthesis
D. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
✔✔What holds the shoulder together? - ✔✔The rotator cuff
✔✔How many muscles make up the rotator cuff? - ✔✔4
✔✔What is the condition where slippage occurs?
A. Spondylolisthesis
B. Stenosis
C. Spondylosis - ✔✔A. Spondylolisthesis
✔✔Ulnar and radial deviation occur in what plane?
A. Sagittal
B. Coronal
C. Transverse - ✔✔B. Coronal
✔✔Which of the following patients is likely to be helped by a lumbosacral corset?
A. A thin person with low back pain
B. An obese person with sciatica
C. A thin person with sciatica
B. An obese person with kyphosis - ✔✔A. A thin person with low back pain
✔✔An ambulatory patient presents with a RX that reads "TEDS BK" A certified fitter
should:
, A. Call the patient's physician for clarification
B. Measure the patient's calf, ankle, and foot length
C. Measure the patent's ankle, thigh, and leg length
D. Fit the patient for a below knee anti-embolism stockings - ✔✔C. Measure the patent's
ankle, thigh, and leg length
✔✔Which of the following is an element of a quality assurance system to evaluate
patient care?
A. Thank you letter
B. HIPPA Privacy notice
C. Satisfaction survey
D. Proof of delivery - ✔✔C. Satisfaction survey
✔✔For severely dropped internal organs, the ptosis pad should be placed at the..
A. Proximal margin of the umbilicus
B. Inferior Margin of the abs
C. Proximal costal margin of the asis
D. Inferior margin of the abdomen - ✔✔D. Inferior margin of the abdomen
✔✔Multiple sclerosis initially affects which of the following systems?
A. Muscular
B. Nervous
C. Circulatory
D. Respiratory - ✔✔B. Nervous
✔✔Which of the following complications is most likely to occur following a radical
mastectomy?
A. Lymphedema
B. Prolapse
C. Incisional hernia
D. Frozen shoulder - ✔✔A. Lymphedema
✔✔Chondromalacia patella is best treated with which orthosis?
A. Knee sleeve with Popliteal cutout
B. Knee sleeve with lateral J
C. Single upright brace
D. Double upright brace - ✔✔B. Knee sleeve with lateral J
✔✔In anatomical position the thumb is:
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What brace might be used for a clavicle francture?
A. Wrist splint
B. afo
C. Figure 8
D. CTO - ✔✔C. Figure 8
✔✔What common device might be used to place a patient in external rotation?
A. Cast
B. Figure 8
C. Abduction pillow - ✔✔C. Abduction pillow
✔✔Tendons function by attaching - ✔✔muscle to bone
✔✔What structure is involved in tennis elbow
A. Olecranon
B. Radial tuberosity
C. Forearm tendon/muscles - ✔✔C. Forearm tendon/muscles
✔✔De Quervain syndrome is primarily treated with?
A. Medial knee orthosis
B. Injections of marcaine to the SI Joint
C. 3 Point thumb spica - ✔✔C. 3 Point thumb spica
✔✔A game keeper's thumb involves what joint?
A. CMC
B. PIP
C. DIP
D, MCP - ✔✔D, MCP
✔✔What actions occur at the distal radialulnar joint?
A. Supination
B. Flexion
C. Pronation
D. Ulnar deviation - ✔✔D. Ulnar deviation
,✔✔What nerve is involved in carpal tunnel syndrome? - ✔✔median nerve
✔✔When applying a collar in an acute care setting the posterior collar is applied first.
T/F - ✔✔False
✔✔C1 vertabrae is also referred as
A. Superior
B.Atlas
C. Axis
D. Atmos - ✔✔B.Atlas
✔✔Indications for a semi-rigid collar:
A.Spinal stenosis
B. DDD
C. Spondylothisthesis
D. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
✔✔What holds the shoulder together? - ✔✔The rotator cuff
✔✔How many muscles make up the rotator cuff? - ✔✔4
✔✔What is the condition where slippage occurs?
A. Spondylolisthesis
B. Stenosis
C. Spondylosis - ✔✔A. Spondylolisthesis
✔✔Ulnar and radial deviation occur in what plane?
A. Sagittal
B. Coronal
C. Transverse - ✔✔B. Coronal
✔✔Which of the following patients is likely to be helped by a lumbosacral corset?
A. A thin person with low back pain
B. An obese person with sciatica
C. A thin person with sciatica
B. An obese person with kyphosis - ✔✔A. A thin person with low back pain
✔✔An ambulatory patient presents with a RX that reads "TEDS BK" A certified fitter
should:
, A. Call the patient's physician for clarification
B. Measure the patient's calf, ankle, and foot length
C. Measure the patent's ankle, thigh, and leg length
D. Fit the patient for a below knee anti-embolism stockings - ✔✔C. Measure the patent's
ankle, thigh, and leg length
✔✔Which of the following is an element of a quality assurance system to evaluate
patient care?
A. Thank you letter
B. HIPPA Privacy notice
C. Satisfaction survey
D. Proof of delivery - ✔✔C. Satisfaction survey
✔✔For severely dropped internal organs, the ptosis pad should be placed at the..
A. Proximal margin of the umbilicus
B. Inferior Margin of the abs
C. Proximal costal margin of the asis
D. Inferior margin of the abdomen - ✔✔D. Inferior margin of the abdomen
✔✔Multiple sclerosis initially affects which of the following systems?
A. Muscular
B. Nervous
C. Circulatory
D. Respiratory - ✔✔B. Nervous
✔✔Which of the following complications is most likely to occur following a radical
mastectomy?
A. Lymphedema
B. Prolapse
C. Incisional hernia
D. Frozen shoulder - ✔✔A. Lymphedema
✔✔Chondromalacia patella is best treated with which orthosis?
A. Knee sleeve with Popliteal cutout
B. Knee sleeve with lateral J
C. Single upright brace
D. Double upright brace - ✔✔B. Knee sleeve with lateral J
✔✔In anatomical position the thumb is:
