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HANGER: MOCK ORTHOTICS WRITTEN EXAM |
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
Patient is in your office for a scoliosis TLSO adjustment. You note the orthosis is
too small and her latest x-ray shows a Risser sign of 4. What action should you
take?
a. Contact the physician for a prescription for a new orthosis
b. Discuss weaning out of the orthosis and refer patient to physician for end of
treatment
c. Discuss moving to a nocturnal style of scoliosis TLSO
d. Adjust the orthosis by heating and relieving the tight areas -correct-answer-b.
Discuss weaning out of the orthosis and refer patient to physician for end of
treatment
Blount disease is also known as:
a. Tibia vara
b. Fibular hemimelia
c. Coxa valga
d. Clubfoot -correct-answer-a. Tibia vara
Which of the following is not true of Sheurmann's kyphosis?
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a. It may be treated using a Milwaukee CTLSO
b. It is a sagittal plane deformity
c. An LSO to posteriorly tilt pelvis will improve this condition
d. It is an idiopathic juvenile disorder -correct-answer-c. An LSO to posteriorly tilt
pelvis will improve this condition
The most appropriate orthotic treatment for a patient with a T12 compression
fracture is:
a. Thoracolumbar corset
b. CTO
c. Bivalve TLSO with reduced lordosis
d. Anterior control hyperextension orthosis -correct-answer-d. Anterior control
hyperextension orthosis
What gait deviation would you primarily expect to see with a tibial nerve lesion?
a. Dropfoot through swing phase
b. Overpronation in weight bearing
c. Plantarflexion contracture
d. Uncontrolled tibial advancement in stance phase -correct-answer-d.
Uncontrolled tibial advancement in stance phase
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Which is not a part of the scapula?
a. Glenoid cavity
b. Coracoid process
c. Coronoid process
d. Acromion process -correct-answer-c. Coronoid process
A young child with a T12 myelomeningocele is seen in your office for a device that
will help patient ambulate in the home and classroom and will allow hands free
standing. What device do you evaluate him for?
a. Bilateral locked knee KAFOs with Lofstrand crutches
b. Parapodium
c. Bilateral stance control KAFOs
d. Ground reaction AFOs -correct-answer-b. Parapodium
What compensatory motion would most likely be seen in an individual with
quadriceps weakness?
a. Steppage gait
b. Forward trunk lean
c. Trendelenburg gait
d. Circumduction -correct-answer-b. Forward trunk lean
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A patient with hyperkyphosis is placed in a Milwaukee CTLSO for treatment.
Where should the corrective pressures be placed?
a. Anterior throat ring, anterior thoracic pad
b. Anterior throat ring, posterior thoracic pad
c. Posterior throat ring, anterior thoracic pad
d. Posterior throat ring, posterior thoracic pad -correct-answer-b. Anterior throat
ring, posterior thoracic pad
Gower's sign is best described by which of the following?
a. With a semi-flexed knee and foot resting on a firm surface move the proximal
tibia anteriorly and posteriorly on the femur. A tibia that moves posteriorly is a
positive sign.
b. With patient side-lying and knee supported abduct and extend the hip, a knee
that does not adduct when released is a positive sign.
c. Have the patient move from a seated position on the floor to standing. The
patient using his or her arms to walk up the thighs is a positive sign.
d. Have the patient supine on the bed with one leg pulled to the chest and the
opposite leg extended off the table with knee flexed. A positive sign is the
extended leg flexing or abducting at the hip -correct-answer-c. Have the patient
move from a seated position on the floor to standing. The patient using his or her
arms to walk up the thighs is a positive sign.
A patient comes into the office exhibiting lasting redness on the navicular and
medial malleolus after wearing her new AFO. What adjustment is most likely to
correct this problem?
HANGER: MOCK ORTHOTICS WRITTEN EXAM |
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
Patient is in your office for a scoliosis TLSO adjustment. You note the orthosis is
too small and her latest x-ray shows a Risser sign of 4. What action should you
take?
a. Contact the physician for a prescription for a new orthosis
b. Discuss weaning out of the orthosis and refer patient to physician for end of
treatment
c. Discuss moving to a nocturnal style of scoliosis TLSO
d. Adjust the orthosis by heating and relieving the tight areas -correct-answer-b.
Discuss weaning out of the orthosis and refer patient to physician for end of
treatment
Blount disease is also known as:
a. Tibia vara
b. Fibular hemimelia
c. Coxa valga
d. Clubfoot -correct-answer-a. Tibia vara
Which of the following is not true of Sheurmann's kyphosis?
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a. It may be treated using a Milwaukee CTLSO
b. It is a sagittal plane deformity
c. An LSO to posteriorly tilt pelvis will improve this condition
d. It is an idiopathic juvenile disorder -correct-answer-c. An LSO to posteriorly tilt
pelvis will improve this condition
The most appropriate orthotic treatment for a patient with a T12 compression
fracture is:
a. Thoracolumbar corset
b. CTO
c. Bivalve TLSO with reduced lordosis
d. Anterior control hyperextension orthosis -correct-answer-d. Anterior control
hyperextension orthosis
What gait deviation would you primarily expect to see with a tibial nerve lesion?
a. Dropfoot through swing phase
b. Overpronation in weight bearing
c. Plantarflexion contracture
d. Uncontrolled tibial advancement in stance phase -correct-answer-d.
Uncontrolled tibial advancement in stance phase
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Which is not a part of the scapula?
a. Glenoid cavity
b. Coracoid process
c. Coronoid process
d. Acromion process -correct-answer-c. Coronoid process
A young child with a T12 myelomeningocele is seen in your office for a device that
will help patient ambulate in the home and classroom and will allow hands free
standing. What device do you evaluate him for?
a. Bilateral locked knee KAFOs with Lofstrand crutches
b. Parapodium
c. Bilateral stance control KAFOs
d. Ground reaction AFOs -correct-answer-b. Parapodium
What compensatory motion would most likely be seen in an individual with
quadriceps weakness?
a. Steppage gait
b. Forward trunk lean
c. Trendelenburg gait
d. Circumduction -correct-answer-b. Forward trunk lean
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A patient with hyperkyphosis is placed in a Milwaukee CTLSO for treatment.
Where should the corrective pressures be placed?
a. Anterior throat ring, anterior thoracic pad
b. Anterior throat ring, posterior thoracic pad
c. Posterior throat ring, anterior thoracic pad
d. Posterior throat ring, posterior thoracic pad -correct-answer-b. Anterior throat
ring, posterior thoracic pad
Gower's sign is best described by which of the following?
a. With a semi-flexed knee and foot resting on a firm surface move the proximal
tibia anteriorly and posteriorly on the femur. A tibia that moves posteriorly is a
positive sign.
b. With patient side-lying and knee supported abduct and extend the hip, a knee
that does not adduct when released is a positive sign.
c. Have the patient move from a seated position on the floor to standing. The
patient using his or her arms to walk up the thighs is a positive sign.
d. Have the patient supine on the bed with one leg pulled to the chest and the
opposite leg extended off the table with knee flexed. A positive sign is the
extended leg flexing or abducting at the hip -correct-answer-c. Have the patient
move from a seated position on the floor to standing. The patient using his or her
arms to walk up the thighs is a positive sign.
A patient comes into the office exhibiting lasting redness on the navicular and
medial malleolus after wearing her new AFO. What adjustment is most likely to
correct this problem?
