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PEDORTHICS EXAM REVIEW 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
An elevated left shoulder during gait possibly indicates:
A. Long right upper extremity
B. Short right upper extremity
C. Long right lower extremity
D. Short right lower extremity - correct answer -D. Short right
lower extremity
Ataxic gait is: - correct answer -unsteady gait
Abnormal gait due to poor sensation or lack of muscle
coordination
Spina bifida, a congenital deformity which involves a hole in a
malformed vertebrae and a protrusion of the meninges through
the spinal column causing neurological ramifications and
deformities in the foot characterized by all of the below EXCEPT:
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A. Insensate feet
B. Neuropathic ulcerations
C. Vertical talus and congenital convex pes planovalgus deformity
D. Pes cavus - correct answer -C. Vertical talus and congenital
convex pes planovalgus deformity
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) foot chracteristics - correct answer -
dropfoot, tiredness and weakness, & numbness
A patient presents with an area of thickened skin localized over
the dorsal aspect of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the fifth
digit. Which of the following would be the most appropriate
explanation for the patient?
A. This problem is not related to shoe gear
B. This is an ulcer and may become infected
C. This is a plantar wart and will not be treated by shoe gear
change
D. This has occurred as a result of the area receiving constant
pressure - correct answer -D. This has occurred as a result of the
area receiving constant pressure
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DX: hard corn
Which of the following is most appropriate for the pedorthic
treatment of plantar fasciitis?
A. A soft heel counter
B. A heel cushion
C. A negative heel
D. Medial longitudinal arch support - correct answer -D. Medial
longitudinal arch support
Equinus is a fixed _______ of the ankle. - correct answer -plantar
flexion
Characteristics seen in gait with a patient with equinus are all
except:
A. Abducted angle of gait
B. Early heel off
C. Supinated foot during stance phase of gait
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D. Pronated foot during stance phase of gait - correct answer -C.
Supinated foot during stance phase of gait
In the pediatric patient with metatarsus adductus, the
characteristics in gait are all except:
A. Clumsiness and falling
B. Flatfoot
C. Intoeing gait
D. Night cries and not staying in own bed - correct answer -B.
Flatfoot
flatfoot is not a characteristic of metatarsus adductus
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, a hereditary disease, affects the
peroneal nerve causing muscle weakness and atrophy. This
disease causes deformities in the foot mostly characterized by:
A. Pes Planus
B. Rearfoot valgus
C. Pes cavovarus with hammered hallux
D. Hallux Valgus - correct answer -C. Pes cavovarus with
hammered hallux
PEDORTHICS EXAM REVIEW 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
An elevated left shoulder during gait possibly indicates:
A. Long right upper extremity
B. Short right upper extremity
C. Long right lower extremity
D. Short right lower extremity - correct answer -D. Short right
lower extremity
Ataxic gait is: - correct answer -unsteady gait
Abnormal gait due to poor sensation or lack of muscle
coordination
Spina bifida, a congenital deformity which involves a hole in a
malformed vertebrae and a protrusion of the meninges through
the spinal column causing neurological ramifications and
deformities in the foot characterized by all of the below EXCEPT:
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A. Insensate feet
B. Neuropathic ulcerations
C. Vertical talus and congenital convex pes planovalgus deformity
D. Pes cavus - correct answer -C. Vertical talus and congenital
convex pes planovalgus deformity
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) foot chracteristics - correct answer -
dropfoot, tiredness and weakness, & numbness
A patient presents with an area of thickened skin localized over
the dorsal aspect of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the fifth
digit. Which of the following would be the most appropriate
explanation for the patient?
A. This problem is not related to shoe gear
B. This is an ulcer and may become infected
C. This is a plantar wart and will not be treated by shoe gear
change
D. This has occurred as a result of the area receiving constant
pressure - correct answer -D. This has occurred as a result of the
area receiving constant pressure
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DX: hard corn
Which of the following is most appropriate for the pedorthic
treatment of plantar fasciitis?
A. A soft heel counter
B. A heel cushion
C. A negative heel
D. Medial longitudinal arch support - correct answer -D. Medial
longitudinal arch support
Equinus is a fixed _______ of the ankle. - correct answer -plantar
flexion
Characteristics seen in gait with a patient with equinus are all
except:
A. Abducted angle of gait
B. Early heel off
C. Supinated foot during stance phase of gait
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D. Pronated foot during stance phase of gait - correct answer -C.
Supinated foot during stance phase of gait
In the pediatric patient with metatarsus adductus, the
characteristics in gait are all except:
A. Clumsiness and falling
B. Flatfoot
C. Intoeing gait
D. Night cries and not staying in own bed - correct answer -B.
Flatfoot
flatfoot is not a characteristic of metatarsus adductus
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, a hereditary disease, affects the
peroneal nerve causing muscle weakness and atrophy. This
disease causes deformities in the foot mostly characterized by:
A. Pes Planus
B. Rearfoot valgus
C. Pes cavovarus with hammered hallux
D. Hallux Valgus - correct answer -C. Pes cavovarus with
hammered hallux
