CRO & UE

Question 1

What is synostotic plagiocephaly?

Answer 1

sutures fused early

Question 2

The FDA has classified the cranial remolding orthosis as a class __ device

Answer 2

class 2

Question 3

The male to female ration of plagio is:

Answer 3

3 male:1 female

Question 4

What % of normal skull growth is achieved by 12 months?

Answer 4

85%

Question 5

Positional plagio does not normally resolve itself after __ months of age

Answer 5

5 months

Question 6

Including the auditory ossicles, how many bones make up the skull?

Answer 6

28

Question 7

The best treatment period for an infant w/ plagio is:

Answer 7

3-8 months

Question 8

About 80% of children w/ plagio show some sort of torticollis - t/f?

Answer 8

true

Question 9

What nerve is affected with ape hand deformity?

Answer 9

median

Question 10

What nerve is affected with wrist drop?

Answer 10

radial

Question 11

What is normal position for the wrist and arm in a WHO?

Answer 11

15-30* wrist extension

neutral pronation/supination

Question 12

What residual function would you expect with a complete C6 cervical lesion?

Answer 12

wrist extension

Question 13

What is your orthotic recommendation for C6 complete cervical lesion?

Answer 13

wrist driven flexor hinge splint

Question 14

How does a wrist driven splint work?

Answer 14

tenodesis action from wrist extension to grasp

Question 15

Name 4 of the 6 prehension patterns

Answer 15

spherical
tip
palmar
cylindrical
hook
lateral

Question 16

A thumb post should hold the thumb in what position?

Answer 16

oposition to index and second fingers

Question 17

What type of orthotic device(s) would you use for a patient with a complete C5 lesion?

Answer 17

static WHO

mobile arm supports

Question 18

What type of orthosis would you use for an intrinsic minus hand?

Answer 18

HO

Question 19

What is clonus?

Answer 19

a rapid alternating involuntary movement elicited by stretch

Question 20

How many cervical neural segments are there?

Answer 20

eight

Question 21

At neural segmental level of spinal cord lesion there will always be return of reflex action – t/f?

Answer 21

false

Question 22

Describe a rotator cuff injury.

Answer 22

damage to the SITS muscles in the shoulder

Question 23

What is your orthotic recommendation for rotator cuff?

Answer 23

immobilize shoulder in slight abduction

airplane splint

Question 24

Describe Erb’s palsy and make orthotic recommendations.

Answer 24

avulsion of C5-C6 roots resulting in flail arm

gunslinger orthosis to position hand and support shoulder

Question 25

What type of neural injury normally results in flaccid paralysis?

Answer 25

peripheral nervous system injuries

Question 26

What muscle flexes, abducts, extends, and supports the shoulder joint?

Answer 26

deltoid

Question 27

What should one of your primary concerns be in upper extremity orthotics for SCI?

Answer 27

insensate skin sensitive to pressure

Question 28

What orthosis would you recommend for a hand with lumbricals, interossei, and thumb abduction out? Why?

Answer 28

HO w/ C bar and MP ext stop to maintain thumb web space, flex MPs allowing long extensors to extend IP and DIP

Question 29

Describe the etiology of CTS.

Answer 29

compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel

Question 30

How would you treat a mid-humeral fracture with radial nerve lesion?

Answer 30

humeral fx brace w/ positional cock up splint and sling