Written Combined O&P Prep – Prosthetics Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Written Combined O&P Prep – Prosthetics Questions and Answers 100% Pass 1. Why was the L-code established? - Correct Answer ️️ -a. To develop a unified method of describing products/services to payers What is a common compensation for poor flexion of the socket in a TF amputee? - Correct Answer ️️ -Hyperlordosis If a TF amputee tends to externally "smear" their foot in stance while abducting their prosthesis, what could be a probable cause and WHY? - Correct Answer ️️ -If inadequate flexion is built into the TF socket the patient will develop gait deviations utilizing compensatory motions for forward progression. Inadequate flexion of the socket will cause compensatory hyperlordosis, causing discomfort for the patient over time. Ehlers-danlos syndrome - Correct Answer ️️ -A group of inherited disorders that affect your connective tissues — primarily your skin, joints and blood vessel walls. People who have this syndrome usually have overly flexible joints and stretchy, fragile skin. This can become a problem if you have a wound that requires stitches, because the skin often isn't strong enough to hold them. Hydrocephalus accompanies what generally? - Correct Answer ️️ -Spina Bifida What muscle most closely duplicates tibialis anterior? - Correct Answer ️️ -Extensor Digitorum Longus What is often the result of an irregular birth? - Correct Answer ️️ -Erb's Palsy Erb's Palsy - Correct Answer ️️ -Caused by excessive stretching of the shoulder, tearing of uppermost roots C5 and C6 (sometimes C7 or superior trunk of brachial plexus. Paralyzes deltoid, supraspinatus, biceps brachii and supinator muscles. (arms) Often occurs at birth Meningitis - Correct Answer ️️ -inflammation of the outer covering of the brain and spinal cord Pleuritis - Correct Answer ️️ -inflammation of the pleura (also called pleurisy) Left posterior plagio - Correct Answer ️️ -Bossing of the right posterior cranium and flattening of the left posterior cranium positional plagiocephaly - Correct Answer ️️ -flattening of the occiput and prominence of ipsilateral frontal area brachycephaly - Correct Answer ️️ -fetal head is elongated in the transverse diameter and shortened in the anteroposterior diameter. What pathology is most likely to be fit with free knee joints? - Correct Answer ️️ -Genu Varum Deformity nonstructural scoliosis - Correct Answer ️️ -a reversible lateral curvature of spine WITHOUT a rotational component and straightening as individual flexes spine resolves when the patient bends to the affected side Most likely the result of a LLD What ligament prevents hyperextension of the hip joint? - Correct Answer ️️ - Iliofemoral ligament Central Cord Syndrome - Correct Answer ️️ -UE deficits -to find your center on a balance beams, you have to use your UEs often due to HE injury Anterior cord syndrome - Correct Answer ️️ -- caused by flexion injuries - occurs when 2/3 of the anterior cord is lost - *motor function, pain, and temperature sensation l