ORTHOTICS MOCK WRITTEN EXAM 2026-2027
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
A+
The pad most commonly used in conjunction with a CTLSO is a:
a. lumbar pad
b. thoracic pad
c. sternal pad
d. cervical pad
b. thoracic pad
Abdominal muscles:
a. help increase intracavitary pressure
b. reduce loading on vertebral discs
c. decrease excessive lordosis
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
In what order should the HALO pins be tightened?
a. anterior pins together
b. posterior pins together
c. diagonal pins together
,d. one at a time
d. one at a time
The goal(s) of treatment for Marie-Strumpell arthritis (ankylosing spondylitis) is
(are):
a. prevention of further deformity
b. correction of existing deformity
c. relief of pain
d. a and c
e. b and c
d. a and c
The most commonly occurring curve pattern in idiopathic adolescent scoliosis is a:
a. right thoracic, right lumbar
b. left thoracolumbar, left lumbar
c. right thoracic, left lumbar
d. left thoracic, right lumbar
c. right thoracic, left lumbar
The method used to find the baseline for corset measurements is:
a. (xiphoid to waist) divided by two
b. (inferior costal margin to trochanter) minus 38 mm
c. (iliac crest to trochanter) divided by two
,d. (inferior costal margin to iliac crest divided by two
d. (inferior costal margin to iliac crest divided by two
The paraspinal bars of a TLSO: sagittal control should extend superiorly to the:
a. inferior angle of the scapula
b. superior angle of the scapula
c. 25 mm inferior to the inferior angle
d. spine of the scapula
d. spine of the scapula
The TLSO: anterior control should be fitted with the patient in:
a. standing position
b. prone position
c. supine position
d. seated position
c. supine position
What orthosis would be used to manage a patient with a T3 compression fracture?
a. LSO corset
b. TLSO sagittal control
c. TLSO anterior control
d. TLSO anterior control with cervical extension
d. TLSO anterior control with cervical extension
, In scoliosis management, lateral flexion radiographs are used to:
a. determine if the curve is structural
b. determine vertebral rotation
c. promote 'bend and stretch' exercises
d. determine the amount of wedging of intervertebral discs
a. determine if the curve is structural
The axial skeleton is attached to the appendicular skeleton at the:
a. sternothoracic and sacroiliac joints
b. acromioclavicular and lumbosacral joints
c. sternoclavicular and sacroiliac joints
d. scapulothoracic and sacroiliac joints
d. scapulothoracic and sacroiliac joints
In a right thoracic curve, the spinous processes rotate:
a. towards the concavity
b. towards the convexity
c. medially
a. towards the concavity
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
A+
The pad most commonly used in conjunction with a CTLSO is a:
a. lumbar pad
b. thoracic pad
c. sternal pad
d. cervical pad
b. thoracic pad
Abdominal muscles:
a. help increase intracavitary pressure
b. reduce loading on vertebral discs
c. decrease excessive lordosis
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
In what order should the HALO pins be tightened?
a. anterior pins together
b. posterior pins together
c. diagonal pins together
,d. one at a time
d. one at a time
The goal(s) of treatment for Marie-Strumpell arthritis (ankylosing spondylitis) is
(are):
a. prevention of further deformity
b. correction of existing deformity
c. relief of pain
d. a and c
e. b and c
d. a and c
The most commonly occurring curve pattern in idiopathic adolescent scoliosis is a:
a. right thoracic, right lumbar
b. left thoracolumbar, left lumbar
c. right thoracic, left lumbar
d. left thoracic, right lumbar
c. right thoracic, left lumbar
The method used to find the baseline for corset measurements is:
a. (xiphoid to waist) divided by two
b. (inferior costal margin to trochanter) minus 38 mm
c. (iliac crest to trochanter) divided by two
,d. (inferior costal margin to iliac crest divided by two
d. (inferior costal margin to iliac crest divided by two
The paraspinal bars of a TLSO: sagittal control should extend superiorly to the:
a. inferior angle of the scapula
b. superior angle of the scapula
c. 25 mm inferior to the inferior angle
d. spine of the scapula
d. spine of the scapula
The TLSO: anterior control should be fitted with the patient in:
a. standing position
b. prone position
c. supine position
d. seated position
c. supine position
What orthosis would be used to manage a patient with a T3 compression fracture?
a. LSO corset
b. TLSO sagittal control
c. TLSO anterior control
d. TLSO anterior control with cervical extension
d. TLSO anterior control with cervical extension
, In scoliosis management, lateral flexion radiographs are used to:
a. determine if the curve is structural
b. determine vertebral rotation
c. promote 'bend and stretch' exercises
d. determine the amount of wedging of intervertebral discs
a. determine if the curve is structural
The axial skeleton is attached to the appendicular skeleton at the:
a. sternothoracic and sacroiliac joints
b. acromioclavicular and lumbosacral joints
c. sternoclavicular and sacroiliac joints
d. scapulothoracic and sacroiliac joints
d. scapulothoracic and sacroiliac joints
In a right thoracic curve, the spinous processes rotate:
a. towards the concavity
b. towards the convexity
c. medially
a. towards the concavity
