Orthotics exam QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

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ANSWERS

When correcting a tracing for a metal AFO, what is the added
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clearance for metal width at the calf band location?
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1/4"
1/2"
3/4"
3/16" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1/4"
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What nerve could be compressed when pressure is applied at
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Fibular head level? |\ |\




Acetabular
Peroneal
Mastoid
Glenoid - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Peroneal
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On a HKAFO the medial hip height is always ________ to the
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lateral height? |\




Higher
Behind

,Lower
All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔lower
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4. The deepest point on a metatarsal pad is in line with which
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metatarsal head? |\




1st
2nd
3rd
4th - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2nd
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How many arches are in the foot ?
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1
2
3
4 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3
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Which thermoforming plastic listed is the stiffest?
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Polypropylene
Polyethylene
Proflex
Copolymer - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔polypropylene |\ |\ |\ |\

,On a typical thermoplastic AFO, the starting trimlines of the calf
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section wrap around _____ of the circumference.
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50%
65%
75%
80% - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔75%
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When bending the palmar section of the Long Opponens hand
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splint, how much space is left to accommodate the foam liner?
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5/8"
1/2"
3/16"
1/4" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1/4"
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When fabricating the calf band for a metal AFO what is the
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formula for calculating the length of metal needed?
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½ calf circumference
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½ Calf circumference + 2"
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½ Calf circumference + 1 ½"
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½ Calf circumference + 2 ½" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1/2 calf
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circumference + 1 1/2" |\ |\ |\

, which of the following is true about the lumbosacral joint?
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a. ball and socket joint
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b. located between L5 and sacrum
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c. the largest joint of the body
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d. where the hip joints connect with the pubic bone - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔located between L5 and sacrum
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11. Which head shape has a longer AP and shorter ML?
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Scaphycephaly
Plagiocephaly
Brachycephaly - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔scaphycephaly |\ |\ |\ |\




12. For a GRAFO, the trimlines being anterior to the malleoli,
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create what type of biomechanical force?
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Dorsiflexion assist |\




Plantarflexion assist |\




Dorsiflexion resist/stop |\




Plantarflexion resist/stop - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔dorsiflexion|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


resist/stop