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Orthotics Sample Board Questions with verified || || || || || ||
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26 y/o male involved in MVA T10 vertebral fracture. The patient's physician
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attempts to restrict forward thoracic flexion by using an externally applied
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device. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate selection
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a. A Minerva cervical-thoracic orthosis
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b. Philadelphia collar
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c. Sternal-Occipital mandibular immobilizer
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d. Thoraco-lumbar-sacral orthosis - ✔✔d. Thoraco-lumbar-sacral orthosis
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PT performs gait training with an 8 y/o child who utilized a reciprocating gait
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orthosis. Which med diagnosis is MOST often associated with the use of this
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type of orthotic device?
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a. Cerebral palsy
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b. Downs Syndrome
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c. Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
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d. Spina bifida - ✔✔d. Spina bifida
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MVA sustained proximal fibular fracture. The patient is experiencing foot drop.
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Ankle dorsiflexion and eversion are 2/5. The MOST appropriate intervention to
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assist the patient with activities of daily living would be?
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a. Electrical stimulation
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b. Orthosis
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c. Exercise program
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d. Aquatic program - ✔✔b. Orthosis
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A 2 y/o with T10 spina bifida receives PT for gait training. Initially the preferred
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method to teach a child how to maintain standing is with the use of?
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a. Bilateral HKAFO and forearm crutches.
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b. Parapodium and P-bars
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c. KAFO and the p-bars
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d. Bilateral AFO and p-bars - ✔✔b. Parapodium and P-bars
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PT observes excessive knee flexion from heel strike to midstance while
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observing a patient with transtibial amputation during gait training. A possible
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cause for the deviation is:
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a. The foot is set in neutral
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b. The socket is set posterior in relation to the foot
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c. The prosthesis is too short
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d. The socket is aligned in excessive flexion - ✔✔d. The socket is aligned in
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excessive flexion ||
PT treats a 6 y/o child with CP classified at Level 5 on Gross Motor function
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classification system. What is the recommendations from the PT? || || || || || || || || ||
a. Orthosis and assistive devices for community ambulation
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b. Orthosis and assistive device for household ambulation
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c. Standing frame and orthoses and/or assistive devices for household
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Orthotics Sample Board Questions with verified || || || || || ||
detailed answers ||
26 y/o male involved in MVA T10 vertebral fracture. The patient's physician
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attempts to restrict forward thoracic flexion by using an externally applied
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device. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate selection
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a. A Minerva cervical-thoracic orthosis
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b. Philadelphia collar
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c. Sternal-Occipital mandibular immobilizer
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d. Thoraco-lumbar-sacral orthosis - ✔✔d. Thoraco-lumbar-sacral orthosis
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PT performs gait training with an 8 y/o child who utilized a reciprocating gait
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orthosis. Which med diagnosis is MOST often associated with the use of this
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type of orthotic device?
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a. Cerebral palsy
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b. Downs Syndrome
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c. Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
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d. Spina bifida - ✔✔d. Spina bifida
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MVA sustained proximal fibular fracture. The patient is experiencing foot drop.
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Ankle dorsiflexion and eversion are 2/5. The MOST appropriate intervention to
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assist the patient with activities of daily living would be?
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a. Electrical stimulation
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b. Orthosis
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c. Exercise program
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d. Aquatic program - ✔✔b. Orthosis
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A 2 y/o with T10 spina bifida receives PT for gait training. Initially the preferred
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
method to teach a child how to maintain standing is with the use of?
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a. Bilateral HKAFO and forearm crutches.
|| || || || || ||
b. Parapodium and P-bars
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c. KAFO and the p-bars
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d. Bilateral AFO and p-bars - ✔✔b. Parapodium and P-bars
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PT observes excessive knee flexion from heel strike to midstance while
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observing a patient with transtibial amputation during gait training. A possible
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cause for the deviation is:
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a. The foot is set in neutral
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b. The socket is set posterior in relation to the foot
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c. The prosthesis is too short
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d. The socket is aligned in excessive flexion - ✔✔d. The socket is aligned in
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excessive flexion ||
PT treats a 6 y/o child with CP classified at Level 5 on Gross Motor function
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classification system. What is the recommendations from the PT? || || || || || || || || ||
a. Orthosis and assistive devices for community ambulation
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b. Orthosis and assistive device for household ambulation
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c. Standing frame and orthoses and/or assistive devices for household
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