ORTHOPEDIC TECHNOLOGIST UPDATED EXAMS
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Kenny-Howard splint - ✔✔"(AIC harness) - for AC separations, a sling that supports
wrist and elbow with a counterforce strap to push the clavivle down and a chest strap to
hold the device in place "
✔✔long-arm cast (LAC) - ✔✔"extends from the palm and wrist to the axilla, preventing
movement at the elbow; for treatment of fractures of the forearm, elbow, and humerus
✔✔long-leg cast (LLC) - ✔✔"non-weight-bearing cast extending from the upper thigh to
the toes; for fractures of the tibia and fibula or ligamentous injuries of the knee.
Variation: Long-leg walking cast (LLWC)
✔✔Minerva jacket - ✔✔cast immobilization along side of head and in back of head and
neck, from chest to hip including headband; for fractures of the neck and in certain
✔✔Munster cast - ✔✔"an upper extremity cast that goes above the condyles to prevent
pronation and supination, but allows some flexion/extension of the elbow. Also called a
supracondylar cast. "
✔✔plaster casting - ✔✔"Rolled crinoline bandages that are impregnated with gypsum
powder (calcium salts) that, when exposed to water, crystalizes. The reaction then
slows to a maturation process (hardening) that takes 24 hours to dry. Calcium sulfate.
, Warmer water --> sets faster, gives off more heat. Dip into water previously dipped, will
set faster. "
✔✔Bankart fracture - ✔✔"small piece of bone detaches from anterior inferior rim of
glenoid (after dislocation)
✔✔Bankart lesion - ✔✔"seen surgically - detachment of glenoid labrum and sometimes
a bone fragment from glenoid following a glenohumeral anterior dislocation "
✔✔short-arm cast (SAC) - ✔✔"any number of casts extending from the elbow to the
palm or digits; commonly used for distal forearm and wrist fractures "
✔✔short-leg cast (SLC) - ✔✔"non-weight-bearing cast extending from just below the
knee to the toes; for injuries of the lower limb, ankle, and foot. Variations - Short leg
walking cast (SLWC) "
✔✔slipper cast - ✔✔"incorporating the foot up to the ankle; a rigid post-op dressing
following forefoot procedures
✔✔sugar tong splint - ✔✔long slab of plaster applied to the affected limb in the fashion
of a sugar tong and held together with outer dressing; for injuries to shoulder, arm,
forearm
✔✔thumb spica cast - ✔✔short or long arm cast that incorporates the thumb - for tx of
navicular fx
✔✔toe spica - ✔✔cast specifically designed to incorporate all of the great toe and a
portion or all of the foot; usually after bunion surgery
✔✔Velcro splint - ✔✔"commercial name becoming generic referring to splints that have
two straps or surfaces that adhere to each other; no loss of original strength of
adhesion"
✔✔Velpeau dressing - ✔✔"designed for use in the treatment of shoulder and humerus
injuries. Applied to arm and torso such that the elbow is at the side in flexion and the
hand is pressed against the upper chest. "
✔✔volar splint - ✔✔"placed on the volar or anterior surface of the forearm; used for
treatment of carpal tunnbl sundrome. Also sometimes called nighttime splint. "
✔✔CLASS: Allman - ✔✔clavicle fractures
✔✔CLASS: Ashurste - ✔✔ankle sprains/fractures - based on direction or mechanism of
force
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Kenny-Howard splint - ✔✔"(AIC harness) - for AC separations, a sling that supports
wrist and elbow with a counterforce strap to push the clavivle down and a chest strap to
hold the device in place "
✔✔long-arm cast (LAC) - ✔✔"extends from the palm and wrist to the axilla, preventing
movement at the elbow; for treatment of fractures of the forearm, elbow, and humerus
✔✔long-leg cast (LLC) - ✔✔"non-weight-bearing cast extending from the upper thigh to
the toes; for fractures of the tibia and fibula or ligamentous injuries of the knee.
Variation: Long-leg walking cast (LLWC)
✔✔Minerva jacket - ✔✔cast immobilization along side of head and in back of head and
neck, from chest to hip including headband; for fractures of the neck and in certain
✔✔Munster cast - ✔✔"an upper extremity cast that goes above the condyles to prevent
pronation and supination, but allows some flexion/extension of the elbow. Also called a
supracondylar cast. "
✔✔plaster casting - ✔✔"Rolled crinoline bandages that are impregnated with gypsum
powder (calcium salts) that, when exposed to water, crystalizes. The reaction then
slows to a maturation process (hardening) that takes 24 hours to dry. Calcium sulfate.
, Warmer water --> sets faster, gives off more heat. Dip into water previously dipped, will
set faster. "
✔✔Bankart fracture - ✔✔"small piece of bone detaches from anterior inferior rim of
glenoid (after dislocation)
✔✔Bankart lesion - ✔✔"seen surgically - detachment of glenoid labrum and sometimes
a bone fragment from glenoid following a glenohumeral anterior dislocation "
✔✔short-arm cast (SAC) - ✔✔"any number of casts extending from the elbow to the
palm or digits; commonly used for distal forearm and wrist fractures "
✔✔short-leg cast (SLC) - ✔✔"non-weight-bearing cast extending from just below the
knee to the toes; for injuries of the lower limb, ankle, and foot. Variations - Short leg
walking cast (SLWC) "
✔✔slipper cast - ✔✔"incorporating the foot up to the ankle; a rigid post-op dressing
following forefoot procedures
✔✔sugar tong splint - ✔✔long slab of plaster applied to the affected limb in the fashion
of a sugar tong and held together with outer dressing; for injuries to shoulder, arm,
forearm
✔✔thumb spica cast - ✔✔short or long arm cast that incorporates the thumb - for tx of
navicular fx
✔✔toe spica - ✔✔cast specifically designed to incorporate all of the great toe and a
portion or all of the foot; usually after bunion surgery
✔✔Velcro splint - ✔✔"commercial name becoming generic referring to splints that have
two straps or surfaces that adhere to each other; no loss of original strength of
adhesion"
✔✔Velpeau dressing - ✔✔"designed for use in the treatment of shoulder and humerus
injuries. Applied to arm and torso such that the elbow is at the side in flexion and the
hand is pressed against the upper chest. "
✔✔volar splint - ✔✔"placed on the volar or anterior surface of the forearm; used for
treatment of carpal tunnbl sundrome. Also sometimes called nighttime splint. "
✔✔CLASS: Allman - ✔✔clavicle fractures
✔✔CLASS: Ashurste - ✔✔ankle sprains/fractures - based on direction or mechanism of
force
