ORTHOTIC WRITTEN SIMULATION
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ The TLSO: Anterior control should be fitted with the patient in a.
Answer: Supine position
⩥ What orthosis would be used to manage a patient with a T3
compression fracture?. Answer: TLSO: anterior control with cervical
extension
⩥ In scoliosis management, lateral flexion radiographs are used to:.
Answer: Determine if the curve is structural
⩥ The axial skeleton is attached to the appendicular skeleton at the:.
Answer: Sternoclavicular and sacroiliac joints
⩥ The pad most commonly used in conjunction with a CTLSO is a:.
Answer: Thoracic pad
⩥ Abdominal muscles. Answer: Help increase intracavitary pressure
Reduce loading on vertebral discs Decrease excessive lordosis
,⩥ In what order should the halo pins be tightened?. Answer: Diagonal
pins together
⩥ The goal(s) of treatment for Marie-Strumpell arthritis (ankylosing
spondylitis) are:. Answer: Prevention of further deformity and Relief of
pain
⩥ The most commonly occurring curve pattern in idiopathic adolescent
scoliosis is a. Answer: Right thoracic, left lumbar
⩥ The method used to find the baseline for corset measurements is:.
Answer: (inferior costal margin to iliac crest) divided by two
⩥ In a right thoracic curve, the spinous processes rotate. Answer:
Towards the concavity
⩥ Carpal Tunnel Syndrome results from compression of which nerve?.
Answer: Median
⩥ The opponens bar should be located. Answer: Proximal to the thumb
MP joint
,⩥ A swan neck deformity causes the PIP joint to:. Answer: Hyperextend
and the DIP joint to flex
⩥ A cable-driven tenodesis orthosis is activated by:. Answer: Biscapular
abduction
⩥ Extension at the MP joint is produced by:. Answer: Extensor
digitorum communis
⩥ A muscle grade of "fair" means that the person is able to get through
complete range of motion:. Answer: Against gravity
⩥ What is a Colle's fracture?. Answer: Fracture of distal radius
⩥ What are the symptoms of erb's palsy?. Answer: Adduction and
internal rotation of the humerus
⩥ Mobile arm supports balanced forearm orthosis would be indicated for
which patient?. Answer: Non-ambulatory patient with minimal shoulder
power
⩥ The soft tissue contracture of the hand which is likely to develop
following paralysis of the ulnar and median nerves includes:. Answer:
Hyperextension of the MP joints and Flexion of the IP joints of the 2nd,
3rd, 4th and 5th fingers
, ⩥ The first dorsal interosseous assist:. Answer: Abducts the second digit
to oppose the thumb
⩥ A median nerve injury at the wrist clinically presents with:. Answer:
Thenar atrophy, loss of thumb opposition, flexion and abduction
⩥ Which orthosis would be recommended for a radial-ulnar nerve injury
at the elbow?. Answer: WHO with MP extension stop and 4th and 5th IP
extension assist
⩥ The most effective orthosis to prevent rotation is:. Answer: Custom
molded TLSO body jacket
⩥ The _____________ interossei abduct, while the
__________________ interossei adduct.. Answer: Dorsal/palmar
⩥ Which of the following nerves innervates all of the anterior muscles
of the arm?. Answer: Musculocutaneous
⩥ In general terms, the radial nerve of the brachial plexus innervates:.
Answer: Supinators and extensors
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ The TLSO: Anterior control should be fitted with the patient in a.
Answer: Supine position
⩥ What orthosis would be used to manage a patient with a T3
compression fracture?. Answer: TLSO: anterior control with cervical
extension
⩥ In scoliosis management, lateral flexion radiographs are used to:.
Answer: Determine if the curve is structural
⩥ The axial skeleton is attached to the appendicular skeleton at the:.
Answer: Sternoclavicular and sacroiliac joints
⩥ The pad most commonly used in conjunction with a CTLSO is a:.
Answer: Thoracic pad
⩥ Abdominal muscles. Answer: Help increase intracavitary pressure
Reduce loading on vertebral discs Decrease excessive lordosis
,⩥ In what order should the halo pins be tightened?. Answer: Diagonal
pins together
⩥ The goal(s) of treatment for Marie-Strumpell arthritis (ankylosing
spondylitis) are:. Answer: Prevention of further deformity and Relief of
pain
⩥ The most commonly occurring curve pattern in idiopathic adolescent
scoliosis is a. Answer: Right thoracic, left lumbar
⩥ The method used to find the baseline for corset measurements is:.
Answer: (inferior costal margin to iliac crest) divided by two
⩥ In a right thoracic curve, the spinous processes rotate. Answer:
Towards the concavity
⩥ Carpal Tunnel Syndrome results from compression of which nerve?.
Answer: Median
⩥ The opponens bar should be located. Answer: Proximal to the thumb
MP joint
,⩥ A swan neck deformity causes the PIP joint to:. Answer: Hyperextend
and the DIP joint to flex
⩥ A cable-driven tenodesis orthosis is activated by:. Answer: Biscapular
abduction
⩥ Extension at the MP joint is produced by:. Answer: Extensor
digitorum communis
⩥ A muscle grade of "fair" means that the person is able to get through
complete range of motion:. Answer: Against gravity
⩥ What is a Colle's fracture?. Answer: Fracture of distal radius
⩥ What are the symptoms of erb's palsy?. Answer: Adduction and
internal rotation of the humerus
⩥ Mobile arm supports balanced forearm orthosis would be indicated for
which patient?. Answer: Non-ambulatory patient with minimal shoulder
power
⩥ The soft tissue contracture of the hand which is likely to develop
following paralysis of the ulnar and median nerves includes:. Answer:
Hyperextension of the MP joints and Flexion of the IP joints of the 2nd,
3rd, 4th and 5th fingers
, ⩥ The first dorsal interosseous assist:. Answer: Abducts the second digit
to oppose the thumb
⩥ A median nerve injury at the wrist clinically presents with:. Answer:
Thenar atrophy, loss of thumb opposition, flexion and abduction
⩥ Which orthosis would be recommended for a radial-ulnar nerve injury
at the elbow?. Answer: WHO with MP extension stop and 4th and 5th IP
extension assist
⩥ The most effective orthosis to prevent rotation is:. Answer: Custom
molded TLSO body jacket
⩥ The _____________ interossei abduct, while the
__________________ interossei adduct.. Answer: Dorsal/palmar
⩥ Which of the following nerves innervates all of the anterior muscles
of the arm?. Answer: Musculocutaneous
⩥ In general terms, the radial nerve of the brachial plexus innervates:.
Answer: Supinators and extensors
