ORTHOTIC FITTER EXAM REVIEW 2026
DETAILED QUESTIONS AND SOLVED
SOLUTIONS
◉What holds the shoulder together?. Answer: The rotator cuff
◉How many muscles make up the rotator cuff?. Answer: 4
◉What is the condition where slippage occurs?
A. Spondylolisthesis
B. Stenosis
C. Spondylosis. Answer: A. Spondylolisthesis
◉Ulnar and radial deviation occur in what plane?
A. Sagittal
B. Coronal
C. Transverse. Answer: B. Coronal
◉Which of the following patients is likely to be helped by a
lumbosacral corset?
,A. A thin person with low back pain
B. An obese person with sciatica
C. A thin person with sciatica
B. An obese person with kyphosis. Answer: A. A thin person with
low back pain
◉An ambulatory patient presents with a RX that reads "TEDS BK" A
certified fitter should:
A. Call the patient's physician for clarification
B. Measure the patient's calf, ankle, and foot length
C. Measure the patent's ankle, thigh, and leg length
D. Fit the patient for a below knee anti-embolism stockings. Answer:
C. Measure the patent's ankle, thigh, and leg length
◉Which of the following is an element of a quality assurance system
to evaluate patient care?
A. Thank you letter
B. HIPPA Privacy notice
C. Satisfaction survey
D. Proof of delivery. Answer: C. Satisfaction survey
,◉For severely dropped internal organs, the ptosis pad should be
placed at the..
A. Proximal margin of the umbilicus
B. Inferior Margin of the abs
C. Proximal costal margin of the asis
D. Inferior margin of the abdomen. Answer: D. Inferior margin of the
abdomen
◉Multiple sclerosis initially affects which of the following systems?
A. Muscular
B. Nervous
C. Circulatory
D. Respiratory. Answer: B. Nervous
◉Which of the following complications is most likely to occur
following a radical mastectomy?
A. Lymphedema
B. Prolapse
, C. Incisional hernia
D. Frozen shoulder. Answer: A. Lymphedema
◉Chondromalacia patella is best treated with which orthosis?
A. Knee sleeve with Popliteal cutout
B. Knee sleeve with lateral J
C. Single upright brace
D. Double upright brace. Answer: B. Knee sleeve with lateral J
◉In anatomical position the thumb is:
A. ADDUCTED
B. ABDUCTED
C.SUPINATED
D. PRONATED. Answer: B. ABDUCTED
◉A patient has an RX for a semi rigid cervical orthosis. The patient
needs to be positioned in extension. A CFo should fit the patient with
a:
A. Philadelphia cervical orthosis
DETAILED QUESTIONS AND SOLVED
SOLUTIONS
◉What holds the shoulder together?. Answer: The rotator cuff
◉How many muscles make up the rotator cuff?. Answer: 4
◉What is the condition where slippage occurs?
A. Spondylolisthesis
B. Stenosis
C. Spondylosis. Answer: A. Spondylolisthesis
◉Ulnar and radial deviation occur in what plane?
A. Sagittal
B. Coronal
C. Transverse. Answer: B. Coronal
◉Which of the following patients is likely to be helped by a
lumbosacral corset?
,A. A thin person with low back pain
B. An obese person with sciatica
C. A thin person with sciatica
B. An obese person with kyphosis. Answer: A. A thin person with
low back pain
◉An ambulatory patient presents with a RX that reads "TEDS BK" A
certified fitter should:
A. Call the patient's physician for clarification
B. Measure the patient's calf, ankle, and foot length
C. Measure the patent's ankle, thigh, and leg length
D. Fit the patient for a below knee anti-embolism stockings. Answer:
C. Measure the patent's ankle, thigh, and leg length
◉Which of the following is an element of a quality assurance system
to evaluate patient care?
A. Thank you letter
B. HIPPA Privacy notice
C. Satisfaction survey
D. Proof of delivery. Answer: C. Satisfaction survey
,◉For severely dropped internal organs, the ptosis pad should be
placed at the..
A. Proximal margin of the umbilicus
B. Inferior Margin of the abs
C. Proximal costal margin of the asis
D. Inferior margin of the abdomen. Answer: D. Inferior margin of the
abdomen
◉Multiple sclerosis initially affects which of the following systems?
A. Muscular
B. Nervous
C. Circulatory
D. Respiratory. Answer: B. Nervous
◉Which of the following complications is most likely to occur
following a radical mastectomy?
A. Lymphedema
B. Prolapse
, C. Incisional hernia
D. Frozen shoulder. Answer: A. Lymphedema
◉Chondromalacia patella is best treated with which orthosis?
A. Knee sleeve with Popliteal cutout
B. Knee sleeve with lateral J
C. Single upright brace
D. Double upright brace. Answer: B. Knee sleeve with lateral J
◉In anatomical position the thumb is:
A. ADDUCTED
B. ABDUCTED
C.SUPINATED
D. PRONATED. Answer: B. ABDUCTED
◉A patient has an RX for a semi rigid cervical orthosis. The patient
needs to be positioned in extension. A CFo should fit the patient with
a:
A. Philadelphia cervical orthosis
