Orthotics Practice Exam QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

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Patients recovering from Guillian-Barre syndrome experience
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motor function return in which pattern?
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a) Asymmetrical
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b) Distal to Proximal
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c) Proximal to distal
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d) Unilateral - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
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Inadequate strength of the gastrocnemius results in which of the
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following gait deficiencies? |\ |\ |\




a) Foot slap @ loading response
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b) Excessive dorsiflexion @ midstance
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c) Hip hyperextension @ midstance
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d) Toe drag in swing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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An AFO with trimlines posterior to the malleoli provides PRIME?
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a) Knee Stability
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b) ML stability
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c) Talocrural stability
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d) Passive dorsiflexion assist - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
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,A hospital calls a practitioner to say that a patient who was fit
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with a device is bringing legal action against the hospital. The
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suit does not involve the device or the fitting. However the
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hospital is requesting the practitioner's records regarding the
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patient. The practitioner should?
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a) Advise the hospital that the patient records can be released
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only after receipt of properly signed release forms or a subpoena.
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b) Send the records to the hospital
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c) Contac the patient, advise the patient of the conversation with
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the hospital and ask permission to send the records.
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d) Send the records only after a written request from the hospital
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administration - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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Standard tightening value of halo skull pins for an adult
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a) 4in-lb |\ |\




b) 5in-lb |\ |\




c) 8in-lb |\ |\




d) 10in-lb - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
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A KOs for OA is designed to?
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a) Stabilize the tibia under the femur in the sagittal plane
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b) Distract the joint surface of the medial or lateral compartment
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c) Enhance patellar tracking 2
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d) Compress the soft tissue around the knee - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔B |\

,Atlantoaxial instability is common with which of the following?
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a) Osteoporosis
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b) Rheumatoid arthritis
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c) MS
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d) Ankylosing spondylitis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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The functions of the tibialis anterior muscle are:
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a) Dorsiflexion and inversion
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b) Dorsiflexion and eversion
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c) Plantar flexion and inversion
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d) Plantarflexion and eversion - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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Excessive knee flexion when standing in a locked metal KAFO
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results when? |\ |\




a) Proximal thigh band is too shallow
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b) Distal thigh band is too deep
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c) Calf band is too shallow
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d) Calf band is too deep - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
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Poliomyelitis results from an acute viral infection of the:
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a) Cerebral spinal fluid
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b) Dura matter of the spinal cord
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c) Anterior horn cells
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d) Schwann cells - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
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, When fitting a thermoplastic AFO, which of the following helps
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diminish a moment at heel strike? |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




a) Decreasing heel height of shoe
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b) Remaking he AFO with increased dorsiflexion
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c) Increasing the height of the posterior proximal trim line
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d) Adding a ¼" (6mm) heel lift - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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The primary reason for developing good documentation practices
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is to establish?
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a) Outcome studies
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b) Monitoring of quality assurance
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c) Justification for reimbursement
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d) Professional responsibility and accountability - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔D |\




Which of the following adjustments to a metal AFO would best
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accommodate excessive tibial torsion? |\ |\ |\ |\




a) Addition of valgus control strap
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b) Deflection of sidebars
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c) Internal rotation of stirrup attachment
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d) External rotation of mechanical ankle joint - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔B |\




A HALO ring should be placed
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a) 7cm superior to the lateral third of the eyebrow
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