Welcome to your OTPT Name Email [Name two hip movements that the transfemoral amputee is most likely to lose range in, if they don’t pay attention to exercise and positioning instructions.] Abduction & extension Abduction & flexion Adduction & extension Adduction & flexion None . [The lumbricals function to:] Flex the MCP joints and the PIP joints Extend the MCP joints Flex the MCP joints and extend the PIP joints Abduct the phalanges None . [The knee of a transfemoral prosthesis should not flex during any part of stance] True False None . [The wearing time for a new prosthesis should be gradually increased because] The amputee’s skin needs time to accommodate to the new forces The components must be gradually “broken in” in order to last Patients can’t be trusted to pay attention to warning signs The therapist need time to thoroughly evaluate gait None . [Which ligament prevents hyperextension of the hip joint?] Ischiofemoral ligament Inguinal ligament Obturator membrane Iliofemoral ligament None . [The pneumatic knee’s main advantage is that it _____ than a hydraulic knee.] Weighs less than Provides smoother gait Is more stable than N/A: they are equally applicable to most amputees None . [The most accurate synonym for a Syme’s amputation is:] Ankle amputation Talocrural disarticulation Fibulotarsal disarticulation Talocalcaneal amputation None . [A positive trendelenburg sign is given when] there is weakness of the gluteus maximus the noninvolved side of the pelvis drops upon weight bearing the involved side of the pelvis drops upon weight bearing on the noninvolved side. None . [Can a device that is delivered prior to admission to a hospital be billed to Medicare?] Yes: Devices necessary post-surgery and fit prior to admission may billed to Medicare Yes: But only if the medical necessity for the device is independent of the patient’s admission to the hospital No: All devices delivered 48 hours or less prior to hospital admission should be billed to the hospital No: The device cannot be billed to Medicare if the patient will not require it in the hospital None . [A peripheral nerve injury at the wrist of the ulnar nerve would best be braced with] a long opponens (WHO) with outrigger WDWHO short opponens (HO) with C-bar and opponens bar short opponens (HO) with MP extension stop (lumbrical bar) None . [Which of the following is NOT an advantage of an endoskeletal prosthesis over an exoskeletal?] Very adjustable More durable Lighter More cosmetic None . [The HO controls...] palmer arch and thumb position radial deviation first dorsal interosseous longitudinal arch and carpal tunnel None . [C1-C2 joint allows...] extension and flexion flexion and rotation rotation, flexion, and extension None . [When gait training a new amputee in the parallel bars, the amputee should be instructed to remove the ____side hand first] Prosthetic Sound None . [The gelatenous center of a spinal disc is called the...] annulus fibrosus body epiphysis nucleus pulposus None . [Genu varum is a position of the knee joint commonly called] bow leggedness knock knee normal knee recurvatum None . [The proper location of the knee joint on a KAFO is] at the level of the tibial plateau at the level of the adductor tubercle one-half the distance between the adductor tubercle and the tibial plateau one-half the distance between the ankle joint and the superior edge of the proximal thigh band. None . [The axle of an amputee wheelchair is set one-inch more ___________ than usual.] Anterior Posterior None . [What is the superior margin of the paraspinal bars on a Taylor TLSO?] L1 Spine of the scapula Inferior angle of the scapula Superior angle of the scapula None . [Which of the following is not part of a typical nerve cell?] flagella dendrite axon nucleus None . Please fill in the comment box below. Time's up
