Deck 3: Equipment and Devices

Question 1

What is Syme's amputation?

A)Excision of any part of one or more toes
B)Ankle disarticulation with attachment of heel pad to distal end of tibia
C)Resection of lower half of the pelvis
D)Amputation at less than 20% tibial length

Answer 1

Ankle disarticulation with attachment of heel pad to distal end of tibia

Question 2

What is the disadvantage of using elastic wrap for a patient's residual limb?

A)Light weight
B)Does not allow daily wound inspection
C)Inexpensive
D)Can slip and form a tourniquet

Answer 2

Can slip and form a tourniquet

Question 3

When assessing a patient's gait with a trans-tibial prosthesis, what could be the fault in the prosthesis if the patient has excessive knee flexion in the early stance phase?

A)Low shoe heel
B)Excessive plantar flexion
C)Stiff heel cushion
D)Too far posterior socket

Answer 3

Stiff heel cushion

Question 4

Which internal modification is used in the shoe for a flexible flat foot?

A)Viscoelastic plastics
B)Concave relief
C)Metatarsal pad
D)University of California biomechanics laboratory inset(UCBL)

Question 5

Which movement is controlled by Knight spinal orthosis?

A)Flexion
B)Extension
C)Lateral flexion
D)All of the above

Question 6

Which orthosis is most commonly prescribed for scoliosis?

A)Milwaukee
B)Taylor
C)Minerva
D)Knight

Question 7

What degree of slope is preferred of a ramp for wheelchair use?

A)11 - 12 degrees
B)10 - 20 degrees
C)5 - 8.3 degrees
D)18.3 - 21.5 degrees

Question 8

What is the recommended windowsill height in a wheelchair environment?

A)20 inches - 30 inches
B)10 inches - 20 inches
C)30 inches - 40 inches
D)28 inches - 32 inches

Question 9

In which type of mobility aid is the forearm used for most of the weight bearing?

A)Standard walking frame
B)Gutter frame
C)Reciprocal walking frame
D)Rollators

Question 10

How is the wheelchair seat depth measured?

A)2 inches longer than the distance from popliteal fossa to back of the buttocks
B)2 inches higher than bottom of heel to popliteal space
C)1 inch wide than width of the widest part of the buttocks
D)Measured from bottom of buttocks to elbow

Question 11

Cock-up splint is used for which of the following nerve injuries?

A)Radial nerve injury
B)Brachial plexus injury
C)Common peroneal nerve injury
D)Axillary nerve injury

Question 12

What is the use of a knuckle bender splint?

A)Stabilizes wrist in dorsiflexion
B)Maintains metacarpophalangeal joint at 90 degree of flexion and interphalangeal joints in extension
C)Maintains the thumb in abduction and partial rotation
D)Maintains the shoulder in abduction and external rotation

Question 13

For which surgical method is the muscle artificially inserted into a bone and covered with periosteum and some layer of fat?

A)Osteomyodesis
B)Myodesis
C)Myoplasty

Question 14

What is the name of the amputation through the tarsometatarsal junction?

A)Lisfranc
B)Chopart's
C)Syme's
D)Krukenberg

Question 15

Which is NOT a desirable position after an amputation surgery?

A)Keeping the knee in extension while on bed
B)Keeping the above-knee amputation residual limb in abduction
C)Placing a pillow under the knee while on a bed
D)Keeping the knee in extension when sitting

Question 16

How is the measurement taken for elbow crutches?

A)From the ulnar styloid process of slightly flexed elbow to a point 20 cm lateral to the heel of the shoe
B)5 cm down from the apex of axilla to 20 cm lateral to the heel of the shoe
C)Point of the flexed elbow to 20 cm lateral to the heel of the shoe

Question 17

Where should the calf band of lower limb orthosis terminate?

A)Over the knee
B)Over the fibular head
C)Below the fibular head

Question 18

Which statement is NOT true about swing - through gait?

A)Requires balance, strength, coordination of upper limb
B)Requires extensive preliminary training
C)Gait is very slow
D)Requires more floor space than other gait pattern

Question 19

What is the method used to widen the wheelchair seat?

A)Use of the removable arm
B)Increase the seat width
C)Changing the cross breaches
D)A and C
E)A and B

Question 20

Which is NOT an advantage of using anterior knee block as a wheelchair support?

A)Maintains lower extremity alignment
B)Provides broader base of support
C)Increases stability
D)Increases extensor tone