Board Exam PTA - Practice Questions with correct answers

A pt with transtibial amputation has recently been fitted with a patellar tendon bearing (PTB) socket. Following gait training, the pt removes the prosthesis. If the prothesis is fitted correctly, which area should the physical therapist asssistant NOT expect to find skin redness? Anterior tibia and tibial crest. Patellar tendon and tibial tuberosity. Medial tibial and fibular plateaus. Medial and lateral distal ends of the residual limb. - correct answer anterior tibia and tibial crest A5. A patient is recovering from a complete spinal cord injury, at the level of L2. What is the expected outcome in this case? A spastic or reflex bladder. Some recovery of function. Loss of motor function, pain, and temperature sensation below the level of lesion. Greater loss of upper-extremity function than of lower-extremity function. - correct answer Some recovery of function. (spinal cord lesion below L1 is a cauda equina lesion and is a LMN injury to a peripheral nerve. So some regeneration is possible.) A6. The physical therapist assistant (PTA) is scheduled to perform gait training with a patient recently fitted with an ankle-foot orthosis but is running behind schedule. The PTA asks the physical therapist assistant student, on day 2 of his first affiliation