CFS Orthotic Fitter Exam
What is normal knee flex/ext ROM? - answer0-135 degrees
What is normal ankle dorsiflexion? - answer10 degrees minimum
In what direction does abduction move from midline? - answer Away
In what direction does dduction move from midline? - answer Towards
In what plane does inversion and eversion happen in the foot? - answer Frontal
What nerve is effected in Carpal tunnel syndrome - answer Median nerve
What do ligaments connect? - answer Bone to bone
What do tendons connect? - answer Bone to muscle
What is the plane of motion for ankle inversion/eversion? - answer Frontal
What is the plane of motion for foot dorsi/plantar flexion? - answer Sagittal
What is the plane of motion for elbow flex/ext? - answer Sagittal
What is the plane of motion for knee flexion/ext? - answer Sagittal
What is the incompetence of the veins that occur because of dilation or enlargement
with dysfunction of their valves resulting in edema of the legs and feet? - answerVenous
insufficiency
What is the gait cycle? - answerheel strike, foot flat, midstance, heel off, toe off,
midswing, heel strike
What does a prefab AFO have to assist a person with foot drop? - answerA posterior
leaf spring
What are the indications for the wrist cock up splint? - answerCarpal Tunnel syndrome,
arthritis, sprain
How should the initial fitting of the orthosis be done? - answerAccording to the
manufactures guidelines
If the brace does not fit correctly, what should you do? - answerRemove it and try again
, What should you inform patient of when fitting with new brace? - answerProvisions of
continued servicing, continued servicing, warranty of the orthosis
Who should the patient see post fitting? - answerReferring physician
What is the thermoplastic polymer that softens when heated and hardens when cooled
retaining its shape? - answerPolypropylene
Which ankle joint produces inversion/eversion? - answerSubtalor Joint
What motion do you want to limit immediately after anterior rotator cuff surgery? -
answerFlexion and abduction
Muscle used for hip extension? - answergluteus maximus
Muscle used for hip flexion? - answerIlliopsoas
Muscle used for knee extension? - answerQuadriceps
Muscle used for knee flexion? - answerhamstrings
Muscle used for hip abduction? - answerGluteus medius
Muscle used for foot dorsi flexion? - answertibialis anterior
Muscle used for foot plantarflexion? - answergastrocnemeius and soleus
Muscle used for great toe flexion and ankle supination? - answerFlexor hallucis longus
What muscle is used for foot inversion? - answerPosterior tibialis
What muscle is used for foot eversion? - answerPeroneus longus and brevis?
What type of gait appears with a weakened gastrocnemius? - answerSteppage Gait
What does the ACL limit? - answerhyperextension, it stops the tibia from forward in front
of the femur.
How does the ACL become injured? - answerHyperextension of the knee.
What is the goal of a brace for an ACL injury? - answerLimit flexion
If an ACL has been reconstructed and healed, What brace do you use? - answerLimit
full flexion
What helps control forward and backward mvmt by limiting hyperflexion? - answerPCL
What is normal knee flex/ext ROM? - answer0-135 degrees
What is normal ankle dorsiflexion? - answer10 degrees minimum
In what direction does abduction move from midline? - answer Away
In what direction does dduction move from midline? - answer Towards
In what plane does inversion and eversion happen in the foot? - answer Frontal
What nerve is effected in Carpal tunnel syndrome - answer Median nerve
What do ligaments connect? - answer Bone to bone
What do tendons connect? - answer Bone to muscle
What is the plane of motion for ankle inversion/eversion? - answer Frontal
What is the plane of motion for foot dorsi/plantar flexion? - answer Sagittal
What is the plane of motion for elbow flex/ext? - answer Sagittal
What is the plane of motion for knee flexion/ext? - answer Sagittal
What is the incompetence of the veins that occur because of dilation or enlargement
with dysfunction of their valves resulting in edema of the legs and feet? - answerVenous
insufficiency
What is the gait cycle? - answerheel strike, foot flat, midstance, heel off, toe off,
midswing, heel strike
What does a prefab AFO have to assist a person with foot drop? - answerA posterior
leaf spring
What are the indications for the wrist cock up splint? - answerCarpal Tunnel syndrome,
arthritis, sprain
How should the initial fitting of the orthosis be done? - answerAccording to the
manufactures guidelines
If the brace does not fit correctly, what should you do? - answerRemove it and try again
, What should you inform patient of when fitting with new brace? - answerProvisions of
continued servicing, continued servicing, warranty of the orthosis
Who should the patient see post fitting? - answerReferring physician
What is the thermoplastic polymer that softens when heated and hardens when cooled
retaining its shape? - answerPolypropylene
Which ankle joint produces inversion/eversion? - answerSubtalor Joint
What motion do you want to limit immediately after anterior rotator cuff surgery? -
answerFlexion and abduction
Muscle used for hip extension? - answergluteus maximus
Muscle used for hip flexion? - answerIlliopsoas
Muscle used for knee extension? - answerQuadriceps
Muscle used for knee flexion? - answerhamstrings
Muscle used for hip abduction? - answerGluteus medius
Muscle used for foot dorsi flexion? - answertibialis anterior
Muscle used for foot plantarflexion? - answergastrocnemeius and soleus
Muscle used for great toe flexion and ankle supination? - answerFlexor hallucis longus
What muscle is used for foot inversion? - answerPosterior tibialis
What muscle is used for foot eversion? - answerPeroneus longus and brevis?
What type of gait appears with a weakened gastrocnemius? - answerSteppage Gait
What does the ACL limit? - answerhyperextension, it stops the tibia from forward in front
of the femur.
How does the ACL become injured? - answerHyperextension of the knee.
What is the goal of a brace for an ACL injury? - answerLimit flexion
If an ACL has been reconstructed and healed, What brace do you use? - answerLimit
full flexion
What helps control forward and backward mvmt by limiting hyperflexion? - answerPCL
