ORTHOTICS-PROSTHETICS Flashcards
Vertical section to calcaneus:
a. Syme’s
b. Pirogoff’s
c. Boyd’s
d. AKA
b. Pirogoff’s
Types of partial foot amputation include all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. Toes
b. None of these
c. Lisfranc
d. Chopart
b. None of these
Emphasis should be placed on strengthening the hip to prevent the most likely contracture in an AK amputee. The hip muscle group consist of:
a. Flexion and abduction
b. Flexion and abduction
c. Extension and adduction
d. Extension and abduction
c. Extension and adduction
At what speed for the average individual as the worth of walking at a minimum?
a. 5 mph
b. 4 mph
c. 3 mph
d. 2 mph
c. 3 mph
Energy expenditure of a double AKA is:
a. 60%
b. 65%
c. 110%
d. 40%
c. 110%
To maintain a level pelvis & a normal gait while using an AK prosthesis, the muscles of the hip that must be adequately contracted are:
a. The abductors
b. The extensors
c. The flexors
d. The adductors
a. The abductors
The major advantage of a hip prosthesis over internal fixation in the geriatric patient with a fractured hip:
a. Early weight bearing ambulation
b. Decrease amount of pains
c. Ease in nursing care
d. Functional dependence
a. Early weight bearing ambulation
Reasons for buckling in AK prosthesis:
a. Too hard heel cushion
b. Posteriorly displace socket
c. Too soft heel cushion
d. Hip abduction contracture
a. Too hard heel cushion
Gait deviation in patients with BK prosthesis having a stiff heel cushion:
a. Insufficient knee flexion on amputated side
b. Excessive knee flexion on amputated side
c. Excessive lateral thrust
d. Insufficient lateral thrust
b. Excessive knee flexion on amputated side
An above knee prosthesis that is too long may cause the following gait deviation EXCEPT:
a. Circumduction
b. Vaulting
c. Terminal impact
d. Wide-walking base
c. Terminal impact
Is considered as the widest part of the sole that
corresponds to the MT heads?
a. ball
b. heel
c. last
d. upper
a. ball
All are considered as functions of orthosis:
a. All of these
b. Supporting unstable segments
c. Assisting weak motions
d. Stopping undesired motions
A 16 y/o patient suffered fractures of C4 and C5 following trauma received in a motor vehicle accident. Maximum stabilization of his cervical spine can be BEST be achieved with:
a. Halo orthosis
b. Soft collar
c. Four poster orthosis
d. Milwaukee orthosis
a. Halo orthosis
A patient with spastic left hemiplegia experiences
recurvatum during stance phase. If the patient is
using an ankle-foot orthosis, the cause of the
problem might be attributed to
a. not enough limitation by the posterior stop
b. not enough limitation by the anterior stop
c. too much limitation by the posterior stop
d. too much limitation by the anterior stop
a. not enough limitation by the posterior stop
Cuban heel height is:
a. 1/8 inch
b. 6/8-8/8 inch
c. 10/8 inch
d. 12/8 inch
d. 12/8 inch
It is used 1st
-5th metatarsal heads pain?
a. sesamoid pad
b. rocker bar
c. heel seat
d. metatarsal bar
d. metatarsal bar
What would be your prescription to patient with talipes equinovarus?
a. abduct forefoot: outflare last
b. evert midfoot/hindfoot: lateral heel & sole wedge, reverse Thomas heel, extended medial counter
c. decrease plantarflexion: decrease/remove heel & elevate sole
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
You are teaching a 20-year-old patient diagnosed with L3 paraplegia how to ambulate using an adaptive device. What type of equipment would be the most appropriate for this patient?
a. Bilateral HKAFO and crutches
b. Bilateral KAFO and crutches
c. Bilateral AFO and crutches
d. You should not be teaching a patient with L3
paraplegia to ambulate
b. Bilateral KAFO and crutches
Are types of shoe/foot attachments?
a. stirrup
b. caliper
c. shoe insert
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
The lateral T-strap controls the:
a. ankle varus deformity
b. ankle valgus deformity
c. knee varus deformity
d. knee valgus deformity
a. ankle varus deformity
In an AK prosthesis, the prime force causing knee extension is:
a. Mid-swing acceleration
b. Full extension of the hip joint
c. Sudden flexion of the thigh on the pelvis
d. Gravity
b. Full extension of the hip joint
The energy expenditure of single BK amputee;
a. 65% above normal
b. 75% above normal
c. 10% above normal
d. 41% above normal
c. 10% above normal
Exaggerated lordosis of a patient with prosthesis in stance phase may be due to:
a. Hip flexion contracture
b. Weak trunk extensors
c. Weak hip flexors
d. Insufficient socket extension
a. Hip flexion contracture
In an AK prosthesis, the majority of the body’s weight is absorbed by which wall of the socket:
a. Anterior
b. Lateral
c. Posterior
d. Medial
c. Posterior