Upper Extremity Orthotics Flashcards
Which muscle group is largely responsible for changing the shape of the working hand for grasping objects?
a. Supinators
b. Intrinsic muscles
c. Lumbricals
d. Extrinsic muscles
d. Extrinsic muscles
A patient presents with an injury to root C7. What nerve(s) would be unaffected?
a. Musculocutaneous, Ulnar
b. Axillary, Ulnar
c. Musculocutaneous, Median
d. Radial, Median
b. Axillary, Ulnar
What is the most common mechanism of injury for the Ulnar Collateral Ligament
Injury?
a. Valgus force
b. Extension force
c. Thumb spica
d. Flexion force
a. Valgus force
What position would you maintain the hand/wrist for a dorsal burn?
a. Functional hand
b. Intrinsic minus
c. Intrinsic plus
d. Full extension
c. Intrinsic plus
What motions make up a functional hand position?
a. Wrist extension, MCP flexion, PIP & DIP flexion, Ulnar deviation
b. Wrist extension, MCP flexion, PIP & DIP extension, Radial deviation
c. Wrist flexion, MCP flexion, PIP & DIP extension, Radial deviation
d. Wrist extension, MCP extension, PIP & DIP extension, Ulnar deviation
a. Wrist extension, MCP flexion, PIP & DIP flexion, Ulnar deviation
What does a “Boxers fracture” refer to?
5th metacarpal fracture
Which of the following describes the action of a WDWHO?
a. Converts wrist extension motion into finger flexion
b. Immobilization of the wrist and fingers
c. Elbow flexion and extension
d. Wrist flexion for grasping
a. Converts wrist extension motion into finger flexion
Which of the following clinical presentations is not found in an individual with
Rheumatoid Arthritis?
a. MCP Ulnar Deviation
b. DIP Radial Deviation
c. Carpal Tunnel
d. Joint Swelling
c. Carpal Tunnel
Erb’s palsy is caused by nerve damage at what level?
C5, C6
The medial cord of the brachial plexus has been injured. What presentation would
you expect to see and how would you treat this orthotically?
a. Claw hand; MCP extension stop
b. Glenohumeral subluxation; shoulder sling
c. Ape hand; short opponens
d. Wrist drop; static WHO
a. Claw hand; MCP extension stop
What is the most common precision grip?
a. Palmar
b. Tip
c. Lateral Pinch
d. Hook
a. Palmar
What wrist position allows for maximum hand grip strength?
a. 10-20degrees of wrist flexion
b. 20-30 degrees of wrist extension
c. 10-20 degrees of wrist extension
d. 0 degrees of wrist extension
b. 20-30 degrees of wrist extension
The extensor carpi ulnaris works synergistically with the ____________ to provide wrist extension.
a. Palmaris brevis
b. Palmaris longus
c. Flexor carpi ulnaris
d. Extensor digitorum
d. Extensor digitorum
An injury to the ulnar nerve can result in
a. Claw hand deformity
b. Klumpke’s Palsy
c. Bell’s palsy- facial paralysis
d. Saturday night palsy –radial nerve
a. Claw hand deformity
Carpal tunnel syndrome is commonly due to a lesion of what nerve?
a. Radial
b. Ulnar
c. Median
d. Musculocutaneous
c. Median
A patient presents with a stable olecranon fracture. Which of the following
orthoses would be the most appropriate treatment option?
a. ROM Elbow Orthosis (locked)
b. Dynamic De-contracture Orthosis
c. Myopro
d. Static WHO
a. ROM Elbow Orthosis (locked)
At what point would you cross the elbow joint and brace the forearm for a
humeral fracture?
a. Distal 1/4
b. Distal 1/3
c. Distal ½
d. Distal 2/3
b. Distal 1/3
Wrist drop is commonly due to a lesion of what nerve?
Radial
Which test is used to determine adductor pollicis weakness?
a. Tinels Sign
b. Froments Sign
c. Wartenbergs sign
d. Phalens test
b. Froments Sign
Which ASIA grade classifies a SCI with sensory intact, but motor function affected
below the level of injury?
a. Grade B
b. Grade A
c. Grade C
d. Grade D
a. Grade B
How can you clinically test a patient to see if they have de Quervain’s
Tenosynovitis?
a. Thomas test
b. Lateral pinch test
c. Froment’s Test
d. Finkelstein’s maneuver
d. Finkelstein’s maneuver
Which nerve runs thru the cubital tunnel?
Ulnar
Which is a contraindication for the addition of a thumb post on an upper
extremity orthosis?
a. Absence of active opposition
b. Thumb contracture
c. “Flail Thumb”
d. Loss of thumb flexion
b. Thumb contracture
Swan neck deformity presents with:
a. Flexion of PIP joint and flexion of the DIP joint
b. Hyperextension of the PIP joint and flexion of DIP joint
c. Hyperextension of the PIP joint and extension of the DIP joint
d. Flexion of the PIP joint and hyperextension of the DIP joint
b. Hyperextension of the PIP joint and flexion of DIP joint
A neuropraxia of a nerve within the brachial plexus is defined as?
a. The nerve is damaged (stretched) but not torn
b. A nerve root tried to heal on its own, and scar tissue formed that grows
around and decreases the signal strength
c. The nerve is torn, but not at the spinal attachment
d. The nerve root is torn where it exits the vertebral foramen
a. The nerve is damaged (stretched) but not torn
What muscle is the prime mover for elbow flexion?
Brachialis
Which metacarpal is the most mobile?
a. 2nd
b. 3rd
c. 4th
d. 5th
d. 5th
When performing the Finkelstein’s Maneuver, what motion is performed?
a. Ulnar deviation
b. Radial deviation
c. Wrist flexion
d. Wrist extension
a. Ulnar deviation
What deformity has this presentation: Flexion of the DIP joint?
a. Boutonniere deformity
b. Mallet finger
c. Swan neck deformity
d. Trigger finger
b. Mallet finger
Which of the following is commonly referred to as the “Spring Swivel Thumb”?
a. MP extension stop
b. Thumb adduction stop
c. Thumb abduction stop
d. IP extension assist
c. Thumb abduction stop
What muscle is is inflamed with lateral epicondylitis?
a. Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
b. Brachioradialis
c. Anconeus
d. Biceps
a. Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
To maintain the web space in a WDWHO in a patient with quadriplegia:
a. Add a wrist strap and IP extension assist
b. Add a thumb adduction stop
c. Add a C-bar and MP stop
d. Add an MP stop
b. Add a thumb adduction stop
“Short” fracture orthosis is appropriate for fracture treatment of:
a. Proximal 2/3 Humerus
b. Proximal 2/3 Radius
c. Distal 1/3 Radius
d. Distal 1/3 Humerus
a. Proximal 2/3 Humerus
Which of the following Radial fractures is classically caused by a fall on an
outstretched hand?
a. Colles Fracture
b. Smith’s Fracture
c. Barton’s Fracture
d. Hutchinson’s Fracture
a. Colles Fracture