ABCOP Ortho cs Wri en Exam Prep for Wri en Exam
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A single gait cycle is defined as the ac vity that occurs from: - Heel strike on one side to heel
strike on the ipsilateral side
During which phase of gait are the hip extensors most ac ve? - Loading Response
Which muscle most closely duplicates the func on of the bialis anterior? - Extensor Hallucis
Longus
Which of the following is o%en the result of an irregular birth? - Mul ple Sclerosis
A pa ent presents to your office with bossing of the right posterior cranium and fla*ening on
the le% posterior cranium. How would you classify this? - Le% posterior brachycephalic
Which type of scoliosis is most likely the result of a leg length discrepancy? - Nonstructural
scoliosis
What is the most appropriate for a median nerve injury at the wrist? - WHO with thumb post
In addi on to the deltoid, the axillary nerve innervates the: - Teres Minor
The axis of rota on of the hip joint is located: - Anterior & Superior to the greater trochanter
,The gela nous center of a spinal disc is the: - Nucleus Pulposus
Which muscle serves to abduct the phalanges away from the 3rd digit? - Dorsal Interossei
The posi on of the thoracic facets most easily allows for which movements? - Rota on and
Lateral Flexion
Which of the following is NOT true of Sheurmann's kyphosis? - An LSO to posteriorly lt the
pelvis will improve this condi on
What gait devia on would you primarily expect to see with a bial nerve lesion? - Uncontrolled
bial advancement in stance phase
What compensatory mo on would most likely be seen in an individual with quadriceps
weakness? - Forward trunk lean
Hydrocephalus o%en accompanies which of the following? - Spina Bifida
The lumbricals func on to: - Flex the MCP joints and extend the PIP joints
What is NOT true of the gluteus maximums - It func ons as an internal rotator of the hip
Maximum plantarflexion occurs at what phase of gait? - Pre Swing
Which muscle is NOT innervated by the obturator nerve? - Sartorius
, What is NOT true of gait? - Ini al swing begins at toe off and con nues un l the bia reaches
ver cal
What is the principle to follow when fi<ng a Milwaukee TLSO? - The loading vector for thoracic
and lumbar pads should be anteromedial in almost all cases
An orthosis for a pa ent post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruc on should primarily
control: - Anterior displacement of the bia on the femur
Which muscle does not act on the wrist: - Brachioradialis
You are tes ng a pa ent's L3-L5 Myotomes. Which mo ons do you test? - Knee Extension,
Dorsiflexion, & Great toe Extension
A pa ent comes into your office for an orthosis to prevent glenohumeral subluxa on. What
posi ons should the shoulder be places in? - Abduc on and internal rota on
What would a proximal lesion of the musculocutaneous nerve NOT affect? - Brachioradialis
What posi on is the hip typically in during heel strike? - 30 degrees flexion
The muscles that pass posterior to the lateral malleolus act to: - Plantarflex and evert the foot
What is the standard clearance for knee joints on a KAFO? - 3mm Laterally, 6mm medially
The measured ML of an anatomical joint is 8.3cm (3 1/4"). What should the inside
measurement for your mechanical ankle joint me? - 9.2cm (3 5/8")
for ABCOP Ortho cs Por on ABCOP (Ortho cs /
Prosthe cs Clinical Pa ent Management Exams)
2025/2026 NEW!!
A single gait cycle is defined as the ac vity that occurs from: - Heel strike on one side to heel
strike on the ipsilateral side
During which phase of gait are the hip extensors most ac ve? - Loading Response
Which muscle most closely duplicates the func on of the bialis anterior? - Extensor Hallucis
Longus
Which of the following is o%en the result of an irregular birth? - Mul ple Sclerosis
A pa ent presents to your office with bossing of the right posterior cranium and fla*ening on
the le% posterior cranium. How would you classify this? - Le% posterior brachycephalic
Which type of scoliosis is most likely the result of a leg length discrepancy? - Nonstructural
scoliosis
What is the most appropriate for a median nerve injury at the wrist? - WHO with thumb post
In addi on to the deltoid, the axillary nerve innervates the: - Teres Minor
The axis of rota on of the hip joint is located: - Anterior & Superior to the greater trochanter
,The gela nous center of a spinal disc is the: - Nucleus Pulposus
Which muscle serves to abduct the phalanges away from the 3rd digit? - Dorsal Interossei
The posi on of the thoracic facets most easily allows for which movements? - Rota on and
Lateral Flexion
Which of the following is NOT true of Sheurmann's kyphosis? - An LSO to posteriorly lt the
pelvis will improve this condi on
What gait devia on would you primarily expect to see with a bial nerve lesion? - Uncontrolled
bial advancement in stance phase
What compensatory mo on would most likely be seen in an individual with quadriceps
weakness? - Forward trunk lean
Hydrocephalus o%en accompanies which of the following? - Spina Bifida
The lumbricals func on to: - Flex the MCP joints and extend the PIP joints
What is NOT true of the gluteus maximums - It func ons as an internal rotator of the hip
Maximum plantarflexion occurs at what phase of gait? - Pre Swing
Which muscle is NOT innervated by the obturator nerve? - Sartorius
, What is NOT true of gait? - Ini al swing begins at toe off and con nues un l the bia reaches
ver cal
What is the principle to follow when fi<ng a Milwaukee TLSO? - The loading vector for thoracic
and lumbar pads should be anteromedial in almost all cases
An orthosis for a pa ent post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruc on should primarily
control: - Anterior displacement of the bia on the femur
Which muscle does not act on the wrist: - Brachioradialis
You are tes ng a pa ent's L3-L5 Myotomes. Which mo ons do you test? - Knee Extension,
Dorsiflexion, & Great toe Extension
A pa ent comes into your office for an orthosis to prevent glenohumeral subluxa on. What
posi ons should the shoulder be places in? - Abduc on and internal rota on
What would a proximal lesion of the musculocutaneous nerve NOT affect? - Brachioradialis
What posi on is the hip typically in during heel strike? - 30 degrees flexion
The muscles that pass posterior to the lateral malleolus act to: - Plantarflex and evert the foot
What is the standard clearance for knee joints on a KAFO? - 3mm Laterally, 6mm medially
The measured ML of an anatomical joint is 8.3cm (3 1/4"). What should the inside
measurement for your mechanical ankle joint me? - 9.2cm (3 5/8")
