Mock Exam 3

Question 1

Which orthosis should a patient recieve if they have foot drop, and M/L stability at the ankle?

Answer 1

Posterior Leaf Spring

Question 2

Which orthosis should a patient be given if they have Drop foot, M/L instability at the ankle, but good knee, hip, trunk control?

Answer 2

Articulated AFO with dorsi assist

Question 3

What orthosis should be given to a patient with drop foot, M/L instability at the ankle, poor knee, hip, and trunk control, and genu recurvatum?

Answer 3

Articulated AFO with plantar flexion stop set in 5 degrees dorsiflexion

Question 4

What orthosis should a patient be given if they have drop foot, M/L instability at the ankle, poor knee, hip, and trunk control, with genu recurvatum, and severe knee buckling?

Answer 4

Articulated AFO with dorsi-flexion stop/plantarflexion resistance

Question 5

What orthosis should a patient be given if they have drop foot, M/L instability at the ankle, knee buckling, with control of the pelvis and hip?

Answer 5

Anterior floor reaction AFO
or
KAFO with prop locks

Question 6

What orthosis should be given to a patient with drop foot, M/L instability at the ankle, knee buckling, poor control of pelvis and hip, but shows signs of improvement?

Answer 6

Solid AFO with option for articulation

Question 7

Which othosis should be given to the patient how has drop foot, M/L instability at the ankle, poor pelvis and hip control, does not show signs of improving, but has ACL/MCL/PCL/LCL stability and strong knee/hip extensors

Answer 7

Solid AFO

Question 8

What orthosis should be given to a patient with drop foot, ankle M/L instability, knee buckling, no improvement, ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL stability, but weak knee/hip extensors

Answer 8

KAFO

Question 9

Which orthosis should be considered for a patient with drop foot, M/L instability at the ankle, knee buckling, instable ACL/MCL/PCL/or LCL, little or no improvement, and weak hip/knee extensors?

Answer 9

KAFO

Question 10

What orthosis should be given to a patient with no drop foot, but genu recurvatum

Answer 10

Hinged knee orthosis

Question 11

What orthosis should be given to a patient with no drop foot, but knee buckling

Answer 11

Hinged knee orthosis.