Hanger: Mock Orthotics Written Exam

Hanger: Mock Orthotics Written Exam
Maximum dorsiflexion occurs during which phase of gait?

a. Initial contact

b. Mid-swing

c. Terminal Stance

d. Push Off - VERIFIED ANS c. Terminal Stance



A single gait cycle is defined as the activity that occurs from:

a. Heel strike on one side to heel strike on the ipsilateral side

b. Double limb support on one side to double limb support on the contralateral side

c. Heel off on one side to heel strike on the ipsilateral side

d. Heel off on one side to heel strike on the contralateral side - VERIFIED ANS a. Heel strike on one side
to heel strike on the ipsilateral side



During which phase of gait are the hip extensors most active?

a. Loading Response

b. Midstance

c. Preswing

d. Terminal Stance - VERIFIED ANS a. Loading Response



Which muscle most closely duplicates the function of the tibialis anterior?

a. Tibialis Posterior

b. Peroneus Longus

c. Extensor Hallicus Longus

d. Extensor Digitorum Longus - VERIFIED ANS c. Extensor Hallicus Longus

,Which of the following is often the result of an irregular birth?

a. Gower's sign

b. Down Syndrome

c. Erb's Palsy

d. Spina Bifida - VERIFIED ANS c. Erb's Palsy



Which of the following is inflammation of the outer covering of the brain and spinal cord?

a. Cerebral Palsy

b. Meningitis

c. Multiple Sclerosis

d. Pleuritis - VERIFIED ANS b. Meningitis



A patient presents to your office with bossing of the right posterior cranium and flattening on the left
posterior cranium. How would you classify this?

a. Right posterior brachycephalic

b. Right posterior plagiocephaly

c. Left posterior brachycephalic

d. Left posterior plagiocephaly - VERIFIED ANS c. Left posterior brachycephalic



What is the primary target organ in rheumatoid arthritis?

a. Bone

b. Collagen

c. Ligament

d. Cartilage - VERIFIED ANS d. Cartilage

,What is the lubricant filled sac which, if removed, results in increased friction

a. Bursa

b. Synovium

c. Ganglia

d. Nucleus Pulposis - VERIFIED ANS a. Bursa



What is the superior margin of the paraspinal bars on a Taylor TLSO?

a. L1

b. Spine of the scapula

c. Inferior angle of the scapula

d. Superior angle of the scapula - VERIFIED ANS b. Spine of the scapula



Which pathology is most likely to be fit with free knee joints?

a. L2 spinal cord injury

b. Damage to the femoral nerve

c. Moderate knee flexion contracture

d. Genu varum deformity - VERIFIED ANS d. Genu varum deformity



Which type of scoliosis is most likely the result of a leg length discrepancy?

a. Neuromuscular scoliosis

b. Congenital scoliosis

c. Nonstructural scoliosis

d. Idiopathic scoliosis - VERIFIED ANS c. Nonstructural scoliosis



Which would you most expect to see in a patient with a plantarflexion contracture?

, a. Late heel rise at terminal stance

b. Genu recurvatum at midstance

c. Increased knee flexion at loading response

d. Reduced knee flexion at midswing - VERIFIED ANS b. Genu recurvatum at midstance



True dorsiflexion and plantarflexion occur in what plane?

a. Sagittal

b. Coronal

c. Frontal

d. Transverse - VERIFIED ANS a. Sagittal



What orthosis would best restore upper extremity function for a patient with a spinal cord injury above
the C6 nerve root?

a. Cock up splint

b. Mobile arm support

c. Wrist driven WHO

d. HO with thumb post - VERIFIED ANS c. Wrist driven WHO



What is most appropriate for a median nerve injury at the wrist?

a. WHO

b. WHO w/ C bar

c. HO

d. WHO with thumb post - VERIFIED ANS d. WHO with thumb post



The primary function of the brachioradialis is:

a. Elbow flexion, wrist extension