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Prosthetics and Orthotics Final Exam with accurate detailed || || || || || || || ||
answers
What type of joint is the elbow? - ✔✔hinge joint
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T/F, Mechanical joints of an upper extremity orthosis should align with
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anatomical joints. - ✔✔true || || ||
T/F, Adaptive equipment/utensils can be attached to WHFOs for specific tasks
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like eating and writing in order to assist patients in completing their ADLs
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(activities of daily living). - ✔✔True || || || || ||
what does a Resting Hand Splint WHFO (Wrist-Hand-Finger-Orthosis) do? -
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✔✔Is static to maintain range of motion (ROM) and functional position of
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fingers, web space, and wrist || || || ||
Deformational plagiocephaly: ||
a. is defined as symmetry of the skull
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b. cannot be prenatal
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c. cannot be postnatal
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d. does not involve fused sutures - ✔✔does not involve fused sutures
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T/F A cranial remodeling orthosis is a class II FDA approved device. - ✔✔true
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When is the best age to start orthotic treatment on a baby with plagiocephaly? -
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✔✔3-8 months ||
Congenital Muscular Torticollis involves which muscle(s): - || || || || || || ||
✔✔Sternocleidomastoid
The theory of helmet treatment is to: - ✔✔provide directed growth of the skull
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T/F, the knee is unstable because of incongruent surfaces between the femur
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and the tibia with long 'levers' on each side - ✔✔true
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KAFO stands for - ✔✔knee ankle foot orthosis
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which is NOT a characteristic of a polycentric knee joint?
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a. it is useful in in treating fractures
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b. it mimics the anatomic knee motion
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c. it reduces the range of motion in the knee
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d. there is less tissue protrusion during knee flexion - ✔✔C. it reduces the range
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of motion in the knee
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What 2 joints make up the knee? - ✔✔tibiofemoral and patellofemoral
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typically the motion that a KAFO attempts to control in the sagittal plane is... -
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✔✔unwanted knee flexion in stance phase || || || || ||
Prosthetics and Orthotics Final Exam with accurate detailed || || || || || || || ||
answers
What type of joint is the elbow? - ✔✔hinge joint
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T/F, Mechanical joints of an upper extremity orthosis should align with
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anatomical joints. - ✔✔true || || ||
T/F, Adaptive equipment/utensils can be attached to WHFOs for specific tasks
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like eating and writing in order to assist patients in completing their ADLs
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(activities of daily living). - ✔✔True || || || || ||
what does a Resting Hand Splint WHFO (Wrist-Hand-Finger-Orthosis) do? -
|| || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Is static to maintain range of motion (ROM) and functional position of
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
fingers, web space, and wrist || || || ||
Deformational plagiocephaly: ||
a. is defined as symmetry of the skull
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b. cannot be prenatal
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c. cannot be postnatal
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d. does not involve fused sutures - ✔✔does not involve fused sutures
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T/F A cranial remodeling orthosis is a class II FDA approved device. - ✔✔true
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When is the best age to start orthotic treatment on a baby with plagiocephaly? -
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✔✔3-8 months ||
Congenital Muscular Torticollis involves which muscle(s): - || || || || || || ||
✔✔Sternocleidomastoid
The theory of helmet treatment is to: - ✔✔provide directed growth of the skull
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
T/F, the knee is unstable because of incongruent surfaces between the femur
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and the tibia with long 'levers' on each side - ✔✔true
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KAFO stands for - ✔✔knee ankle foot orthosis
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which is NOT a characteristic of a polycentric knee joint?
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a. it is useful in in treating fractures
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b. it mimics the anatomic knee motion
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c. it reduces the range of motion in the knee
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d. there is less tissue protrusion during knee flexion - ✔✔C. it reduces the range
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of motion in the knee
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What 2 joints make up the knee? - ✔✔tibiofemoral and patellofemoral
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typically the motion that a KAFO attempts to control in the sagittal plane is... -
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✔✔unwanted knee flexion in stance phase || || || || ||
