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A 14 year old male with Scheuermann's kyphosis has a riser sign of 2 and is being treated with a CTLSO (Milwaukee). Assuming patient compliance, what is the expected outcome?

a) There can be some permanent correction of the deformity

b) The amount of correction gained initially will be lost after the use of orthosis is

discontinued

c) The orthosis will not correct the deformity, but will prevent progression beyond the

current state

d) Surgery will be required at skeletal maturity - CORRECT ANSWER: a) There can be

some permanent correction of the deformity

A 50 yr old male presents with a flail ankle and a flexible varus deformity the referring physician requests evaluation for an orthosis that will provide mediolateral stability. The

MOST appropriate orthotic recommendation would be a:

a) Thermoplastic AFO with free dorsiflexion and a 90 degree plantar flexion stop

b) Thermoplastic AFO with solid ankle with lateral supramalleolar extension

c) Metal AFO with free ankle and a varus corrective strap

d) Thermoplastic AFO with a solid ankle with medial supramalleolar extension -

CORRECT ANSWER: a) Thermoplastic AFO with free dorsiflexion and a 90 degree

plantar flexion stop

A 57 year old adult female with adult onset diabetes mellitus presently in the wound care clinic with a recently healed plantar ulcer over the 1st met head and an insensate foot. Her current footwear is a pair of canvas tennis shoes. At this time the most

appropriate orthotic treatment should be:

a) A cam walker w/pressure relief insert

b) A neuropathic walker (CROW)

c) Extra-depth shoes w/a corrective insert

d) Extra depth shoes w/an accommodative insert - CORRECT ANSWER: d) Extra depth

shoes w/an accommodative insert

A demyelinating disorder of the white matter in the central nervous system

a) MS

b) MD

c) Myasthenia gravis

d) Fredreich's ataxia - CORRECT ANSWER: a) MS

A dorsiflexion stop performs the PRIMARY function of which of the following muscles at midstance

a) Gastrocnemius/soleus 1 / 3

b) Peroneus longus

c) Tibialis Posterior

d) Tibialis Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER: a) Gastrocnemius/soleus

A HALO ring should be placed

• 7cm superior to the lateral third of the eyebrow
• ¼" (19mm) superior to the ear
• 1cm superior to the lateral third of the eyebrow

d) Superior to the greatest circumference of the skull - CORRECT ANSWER: c) 1cm

superior to the lateral third of the eyebrow

A hospital calls a practitioner to say that a patient who was fit with a device is bringing legal action against the hospital. The suit does not involve the device or the fitting.However the hospital is requesting the practitioner's records regarding the patient. The practitioner should?

a) Advise the hospital that the patient records can be released only after receipt of

properly signed release forms or a subpoena.

b) Send the records to the hospital

c) Contact the patient, advise the patient of the conversation with the hospital and ask

permission to send the records.

d) Send the records only after a written request from the hospital administration -

CORRECT ANSWER: a) Advise the hospital that the patient records can be released

only after receipt of properly signed release forms or a subpoena.

A hospital patient with Medicare and supplemental insurance has been provided Orthotic services. Upon contacting the hospital purchasing office, the practitioner is told to collect from the patient. The practitioner should?

a) Explain to purchasing that the company policy is to obtain payment from the hospital

for all Medicare inpatients.

b) Obtain information so that the practitioner's company can bill the patient Medicare

and supplemental insurance coverage.

c) Explain hospital policy to the patient and make arrangements for payment directly

from the patient.

d) Explain to purchasing that it is illegal for the practitioners company to bill the

inpatient. - CORRECT ANSWER: d) Explain to purchasing that it is illegal for the practitioners company to bill the inpatient.

A KO for medial compartment syndrome should provide which of the following systems?

a) Lateral thigh, medial knee joint, lateral calf

b) Medial thigh, lateral knee, anterior calf

c) Lateral thigh, medial knee joint, posterior calf

d) Medial thigh, lateral knee joint, medial calf - CORRECT ANSWER: d) Medial thigh,

lateral knee joint, medial calf

A KOs for OA is designed to? 2 / 3

a) Stabilize the tibia under the femur in the sagittal plane

b) Distract the joint surface of the medial or lateral compartment

c) Enhance patellar tracking

d) Compress the soft tissue around the knee - CORRECT ANSWER: b) Distract the

joint surface of the medial or lateral compartment

A manual muscle test grate of fair (3/5) is assigned for a range

a) Against gravity

b) Against moderate resistance

c) With gravity eliminated

d) With full resistance - CORRECT ANSWER: a) Against gravity

A mechanical knee joint that is too distal to the anatomical knee:

a) Anterior distal pressure on the thigh to increase when the knee is flexed

b) Posterior distal pressure on the thigh to increase when the knee is flexed

c) The Patient is unable to flex the knee fully

d) The patient is unable to extend the knee fully - CORRECT ANSWER: a) Anterior

distal pressure on the thigh to increase when the knee is flexed

A musculocutaneous nerve lesion will cause loss of function of which of the following?

a) Subscapularis

b) Biceps

c) Deltoid

d) Triceps - CORRECT ANSWER: b) Biceps

A patient diagnosed with post polio walks with her hand on the front of her thigh, floor reaction AFO is fit, and 4 weeks later the patient is in the practitioners office for adjustments and patient still walks with her hand on her thigh, due to continued knee

buckling. The next step is to:

a) Fit the patient with a Swedish knee cage and have her wear it with the AFO

b) Refer the patient to physical therapy for strengthening

c) Request a new prescription for a KAFO

d) Modify the floor reaction AFO by trimming the foot plate - CORRECT ANSWER: d)

Modify the floor reaction AFO by trimming the foot plate?

A patient has strong extensor spasticity secondary to brain pathology. The BEST ankle

joint configuration for the patient would be one with a/an:

a) Plantar flexion stop

b) Dorsiflexion assist

c) Dorsiflexion stop

d) Plantar flexion assist - CORRECT ANSWER: a) Plantar flexion stop

A patient is unable to independently don and doff a prescribed orthosis and refuses to be fit, what actions should be taken?

a) Contact the referring physician and discuss other treatment options

b) Fit the patient with the orthosis and refer to Physical Therapist

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