LE ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS
RETENSION EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
During evaluation of a patient, the therapists observes significant posterior trunk lean at
initial contact. Which of the following is the most likely muscle that the therapists needs to
focus on during the exercise session in order to minimize this gait deviation?
a. G. medius
b. G. maximus
c. Quadriceps
d. Hamstring - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅b. G. maximus
A therapist is evaluating the gait pattern of a patient and notes that the pelvis drops inferiorly
on the right during the midswing phase of the right lower extremity. The patient also leans
laterally to the left with the upper trunk during this phase. Which of the following is the most
likely cause of this deviation?
a. Weak right gluteus medius
b. Weak right adductor longus
c. Weak left gluteus medius
d. Weak left adductor longus - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅c. Weak left gluteus medius
Turf toe:
a. 1st MTP
b. 2nd MTP
c. 4th MTP
d. 5th MTP - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a. 1st MTP
You have a patient with a knee flexion contracture. Your goal is to increase knee extension
by doing stretching exercise. Which of the following doesn't need to be stretched?
a. Hamstring muscle
b. Gastrocnemius muscle
c. Infra patellar tendon
, d. None of these - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅c. Infra patellar tendon
What is the most active muscle after heel strike to prevent buckling of the knee?
a. Ankle DF
b. Gluteus maximus
c. Trunk extensors
d. Quadriceps femoris
e. G. medius - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅d. Quadriceps femoris
After THR, which of the following is correct advice to the patient?
a. Slowly bend forward then pick up the object from floor
b. Avoid sitting on high and hard chairs
c. Used a raised toilet seat
d. None of these - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅c. Used a raised toilet seat
You patient suffered from a patellar dislocation. What is the most common direction of
dislocation?
a. Superior
b. Inferior
c. Medial
d. Lateral
e. Anterior - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅d. Lateral
A patient point to the lateral aspect of the thigh as the source of pain. This may indicate that
the underlying problem may be due to:
a. RA
b. Gluteal bursitis
c. Trochanteric bursitis
d. Lumbar stenosis - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅c. Trochanteric bursitis
A 25 y/o male doing a lot of uphill running is prone to tendinitis of the:
RETENSION EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
During evaluation of a patient, the therapists observes significant posterior trunk lean at
initial contact. Which of the following is the most likely muscle that the therapists needs to
focus on during the exercise session in order to minimize this gait deviation?
a. G. medius
b. G. maximus
c. Quadriceps
d. Hamstring - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅b. G. maximus
A therapist is evaluating the gait pattern of a patient and notes that the pelvis drops inferiorly
on the right during the midswing phase of the right lower extremity. The patient also leans
laterally to the left with the upper trunk during this phase. Which of the following is the most
likely cause of this deviation?
a. Weak right gluteus medius
b. Weak right adductor longus
c. Weak left gluteus medius
d. Weak left adductor longus - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅c. Weak left gluteus medius
Turf toe:
a. 1st MTP
b. 2nd MTP
c. 4th MTP
d. 5th MTP - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a. 1st MTP
You have a patient with a knee flexion contracture. Your goal is to increase knee extension
by doing stretching exercise. Which of the following doesn't need to be stretched?
a. Hamstring muscle
b. Gastrocnemius muscle
c. Infra patellar tendon
, d. None of these - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅c. Infra patellar tendon
What is the most active muscle after heel strike to prevent buckling of the knee?
a. Ankle DF
b. Gluteus maximus
c. Trunk extensors
d. Quadriceps femoris
e. G. medius - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅d. Quadriceps femoris
After THR, which of the following is correct advice to the patient?
a. Slowly bend forward then pick up the object from floor
b. Avoid sitting on high and hard chairs
c. Used a raised toilet seat
d. None of these - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅c. Used a raised toilet seat
You patient suffered from a patellar dislocation. What is the most common direction of
dislocation?
a. Superior
b. Inferior
c. Medial
d. Lateral
e. Anterior - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅d. Lateral
A patient point to the lateral aspect of the thigh as the source of pain. This may indicate that
the underlying problem may be due to:
a. RA
b. Gluteal bursitis
c. Trochanteric bursitis
d. Lumbar stenosis - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅c. Trochanteric bursitis
A 25 y/o male doing a lot of uphill running is prone to tendinitis of the:
