ORTHOTIC FITTER EXAM (ABC) ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

ORTHOTIC FITTER EXAM (ABC) ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS What is known as the roughening of the articulating surface of the patella? A. Rough Patella B. Heel spurs C. Chondromalacia D. None of the above - Answer -C. Chondromalacia Keeping the foot in ____ position overnight helps to correct______? A. Plantarflexed, plantarfaciitis B. Dorsiflexed, Hammer toe C. Dorsiflexed, Plantarfaciitis D. Plantarflexed, Foot drop - Answer -C. Dorsiflexed, Plantarfaciitis The gait cycle includes what two phases? A. Ground reaction force, perk vertical forceB. Swing phase, stance phase C. Toe off, heel strike D. Hell strike, swing through - Answer -B. Stance phase and swing phase The anterior cruciate ligament's unction is to A. Keep the tibia from moving in a lateral direction B. Keep the tibia from moving in an anterior direction C. Keep the tibia from moving in a posterior direction - Answer -B. Keep the tibia from moving in an anterior direction What structures are involved in the "Unhappy triad"? - Answer -MCL ACL Medial Meniscus A patient is referred to the office with a diagnosis of left ankle sprain, to better understand the MOI, what damage is occurring at the ankle joint? A. Tearing at the tendon B. Crushing injury to the lateral epicondyle C. Acute dermatitis D. Painful wrenching/stretching of the ligaments of the joint - Answer - D. Painful wrenching/stretching of the ligaments of the jointA patient is referred to you and presents with a prescription for a post operative hinge knee brace immobilizer. When measuring the patient for the pre-fabricated device you detect a foul oder and observe drainage from the dressing. What should the fitter do? A. wash hands according to PPE Guidelines B. Donn protective gloves C. contact the physician to advise them of possible infection and see if they wish to continue D. All of the above - Answer -D. All of the above The tibionavicular, tibiocalcaneal, posterior tibiotalar, and anterior tibiotalar ligament are: A. cruciate ligaments of the knee B. Lateral collateral ligaments of the knee C. Ankle ligaments D. Lateral ligaments of the ankle - Answer -C. Ankle ligaments The main structures involved in a syndesmotic sprain: A. A sprain to the deltoid ligament B. A sprain to the tibiofibular ligaments and syndesmosis