Random: Mock Orthotics Written Exam
Patients recovering from Guillian-Barre syndrome experience motor function return in which
pattern?
a) Asymmetrical
b) Distal to Proximal
c) Proximal to distal
d) Unilateral - ANSc) Proximal to distal
Inadequate strength of the gastrocnemius results in which of the following gait deficiencies?
a) Foot slap @ loading response
b) Excessive dorsiflexion @ midstance
c) Hip hyperextension @ midstance
d) Toe drag in swing - ANSb) Excessive dorsiflexion @ midstance
An AFO with trimlines posterior to the malleoli provides PRIME?
a) Knee Stability
b) ML stability
c) Talocrural stability
d) Passive dorsiflexion assist - ANSd) Passive dorsiflexion assist
A hospital calls a practitioner to say that a patient who was fit with a device is bringing legal
action against the hospital. The suit does not involve the device or the fitting. However the
hospital is requesting the practitioner's records regarding the patient. The practitioner
should?
a) Advise the hospital that the patient records can be released only after receipt of properly
signed release forms or a subpoena.
b) Send the records to the hospital
c) Contact the patient, advise the patient of the conversation with the hospital and ask
permission to send the records.
d) Send the records only after a written request from the hospital administration - ANSa)
Advise the hospital that the patient records can be released only after receipt of properly
signed release forms or a subpoena.
Standard tightening value of halo skull pins for an adult
a) 4in-lb
b) 5in-lb
c) 8in-lb
d) 10in-lb - ANSc) 8in-lb
A KOs for OA is designed to?
a) Stabilize the tibia under the femur in the sagittal plane
b) Distract the joint surface of the medial or lateral compartment
,c) Enhance patellar tracking
d) Compress the soft tissue around the knee - ANSb) Distract the joint surface of the medial
or lateral compartment
Atlantoaxial instability is common with which of the following?
a) Osteoporosis
b) Rheumatoid arthritis
c) MS
d) Ankylosing spondylitis - ANSb) Rheumatoid arthritis
The functions of the tibialis anterior muscle are:
a) Dorsiflexion and inversion
b) Dorsiflexion and eversion
c) Plantar flexion and inversion
d) Plantarflexion and eversion - ANSa) Dorsiflexion and inversion
Excessive knee flexion when standing in a locked metal KAFO results when?
a) Proximal thigh band is too shallow
b) Distal thigh band is too deep
c) Calf band is too shallow
d) Calf band is too deep - ANSc) Calf band is too shallow
Poliomyelitis results from an acute viral infection of the:
a) Cerebral spinal fluid
b) Dura matter of the spinal cord
c) Anterior horn cells
d) Schwann cells - ANSc) Anterior horn cells
When fitting a thermoplastic AFO, which of the following helps diminish a moment at heel
strike?
a) Decreasing heel height of shoe
b) Remaking the AFO with increased dorsiflexion
c) Increasing the height of the posterior proximal trim line
d) Adding a ¼" (6mm) heel lift - ANSa) Decreasing heel height of shoe
The primary reason for developing good documentation practices is to establish?
a) Outcome studies
b) Monitoring of quality assurance
c) Justification for reimbursement
d) Professional responsibility and accountability - ANSd) Professional responsibility and
accountability
MSDS stands for?
a) Manual Safety Diagnostic Sheet
b) Management Safety Development Sheet
c) Manual Safety Diagnosis sheet
d) Manual Safety Data Sheet - ANSd) Manual Safety Data Sheet
, Which of the following adjustments to a metal AFO would best accommodate excessive tibial
tortion?
a) Addition of valgus control strap
b) Deflection of sidebars
c) Internal rotation of stirrup attachment
d) External rotation of mechanical ankle joint - ANSb) Deflection of sidebars
A HALO ring should be placed
a) 7cm superior to the lateral third of the eyebrow
b) ¼" (19mm) superior to the ear
c) 1cm superior to the lateral third of the eyebrow
d) Superior to the greatest circumference of the skull - ANSc) 1cm superior to the lateral
third of the eyebrow
Quadriplegic patient with a functioning C7 will lose which of the following?
a) Wrist extension
b) Elbow flexion
c) Finger flexion
d) Shoulder abduction - ANSc) Finger flexion
A 57 year old adult female with adult onset diabetes mellitus presently in the wound care
clinic with a recently healed plantar ulcer over the 1st met head and an insensate foot. Her
current footwear is a pair of canvas tennis shoes. At this time the most appropriate orthotic
treatment should be:
a) A cam walker w/pressure relief insert
b) A neuropathic walker (CROW)
c) Extra-depth shoes w/a corrective insert
d) Extra depth shoes w/an accommodative insert - ANSd) Extra depth shoes w/an
accommodative insert
An anterior hyperextension TLSO offers MAXIMUM control in which of the following planes?
a) Control
b) Transverse
c) Sagittal
d) Frontal - ANSc) Sagittal
An example of a congenital spinal deformity is?
a) Infantile scoliosis
b) Hemivertebrae
c) Thoracic hypokyphosis
d) Anterior vertebral wedging - ANSb) Hemivertebrae
A patient with drop foot and painful knee hyperextension was fit with a KAFO 2 weeks ago.
At follow up the patient states that knee pain had decreased and foot clearance had
improved, but that she fell twice when descending a ramp. The practitioner modifies the
KAFO by:
a) Increasing the height of the calf band
b) Increasing plantar flexion resistance
Patients recovering from Guillian-Barre syndrome experience motor function return in which
pattern?
a) Asymmetrical
b) Distal to Proximal
c) Proximal to distal
d) Unilateral - ANSc) Proximal to distal
Inadequate strength of the gastrocnemius results in which of the following gait deficiencies?
a) Foot slap @ loading response
b) Excessive dorsiflexion @ midstance
c) Hip hyperextension @ midstance
d) Toe drag in swing - ANSb) Excessive dorsiflexion @ midstance
An AFO with trimlines posterior to the malleoli provides PRIME?
a) Knee Stability
b) ML stability
c) Talocrural stability
d) Passive dorsiflexion assist - ANSd) Passive dorsiflexion assist
A hospital calls a practitioner to say that a patient who was fit with a device is bringing legal
action against the hospital. The suit does not involve the device or the fitting. However the
hospital is requesting the practitioner's records regarding the patient. The practitioner
should?
a) Advise the hospital that the patient records can be released only after receipt of properly
signed release forms or a subpoena.
b) Send the records to the hospital
c) Contact the patient, advise the patient of the conversation with the hospital and ask
permission to send the records.
d) Send the records only after a written request from the hospital administration - ANSa)
Advise the hospital that the patient records can be released only after receipt of properly
signed release forms or a subpoena.
Standard tightening value of halo skull pins for an adult
a) 4in-lb
b) 5in-lb
c) 8in-lb
d) 10in-lb - ANSc) 8in-lb
A KOs for OA is designed to?
a) Stabilize the tibia under the femur in the sagittal plane
b) Distract the joint surface of the medial or lateral compartment
,c) Enhance patellar tracking
d) Compress the soft tissue around the knee - ANSb) Distract the joint surface of the medial
or lateral compartment
Atlantoaxial instability is common with which of the following?
a) Osteoporosis
b) Rheumatoid arthritis
c) MS
d) Ankylosing spondylitis - ANSb) Rheumatoid arthritis
The functions of the tibialis anterior muscle are:
a) Dorsiflexion and inversion
b) Dorsiflexion and eversion
c) Plantar flexion and inversion
d) Plantarflexion and eversion - ANSa) Dorsiflexion and inversion
Excessive knee flexion when standing in a locked metal KAFO results when?
a) Proximal thigh band is too shallow
b) Distal thigh band is too deep
c) Calf band is too shallow
d) Calf band is too deep - ANSc) Calf band is too shallow
Poliomyelitis results from an acute viral infection of the:
a) Cerebral spinal fluid
b) Dura matter of the spinal cord
c) Anterior horn cells
d) Schwann cells - ANSc) Anterior horn cells
When fitting a thermoplastic AFO, which of the following helps diminish a moment at heel
strike?
a) Decreasing heel height of shoe
b) Remaking the AFO with increased dorsiflexion
c) Increasing the height of the posterior proximal trim line
d) Adding a ¼" (6mm) heel lift - ANSa) Decreasing heel height of shoe
The primary reason for developing good documentation practices is to establish?
a) Outcome studies
b) Monitoring of quality assurance
c) Justification for reimbursement
d) Professional responsibility and accountability - ANSd) Professional responsibility and
accountability
MSDS stands for?
a) Manual Safety Diagnostic Sheet
b) Management Safety Development Sheet
c) Manual Safety Diagnosis sheet
d) Manual Safety Data Sheet - ANSd) Manual Safety Data Sheet
, Which of the following adjustments to a metal AFO would best accommodate excessive tibial
tortion?
a) Addition of valgus control strap
b) Deflection of sidebars
c) Internal rotation of stirrup attachment
d) External rotation of mechanical ankle joint - ANSb) Deflection of sidebars
A HALO ring should be placed
a) 7cm superior to the lateral third of the eyebrow
b) ¼" (19mm) superior to the ear
c) 1cm superior to the lateral third of the eyebrow
d) Superior to the greatest circumference of the skull - ANSc) 1cm superior to the lateral
third of the eyebrow
Quadriplegic patient with a functioning C7 will lose which of the following?
a) Wrist extension
b) Elbow flexion
c) Finger flexion
d) Shoulder abduction - ANSc) Finger flexion
A 57 year old adult female with adult onset diabetes mellitus presently in the wound care
clinic with a recently healed plantar ulcer over the 1st met head and an insensate foot. Her
current footwear is a pair of canvas tennis shoes. At this time the most appropriate orthotic
treatment should be:
a) A cam walker w/pressure relief insert
b) A neuropathic walker (CROW)
c) Extra-depth shoes w/a corrective insert
d) Extra depth shoes w/an accommodative insert - ANSd) Extra depth shoes w/an
accommodative insert
An anterior hyperextension TLSO offers MAXIMUM control in which of the following planes?
a) Control
b) Transverse
c) Sagittal
d) Frontal - ANSc) Sagittal
An example of a congenital spinal deformity is?
a) Infantile scoliosis
b) Hemivertebrae
c) Thoracic hypokyphosis
d) Anterior vertebral wedging - ANSb) Hemivertebrae
A patient with drop foot and painful knee hyperextension was fit with a KAFO 2 weeks ago.
At follow up the patient states that knee pain had decreased and foot clearance had
improved, but that she fell twice when descending a ramp. The practitioner modifies the
KAFO by:
a) Increasing the height of the calf band
b) Increasing plantar flexion resistance
