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Orthotic Fitter Exam Study Guide, Exams of Orthopedics

An orthotic fitter exam study guide, providing a comprehensive overview of the key topics and questions that are likely to be covered in the exam. The guide covers a wide range of subjects related to the musculoskeletal system, joint anatomy and function, gait analysis, and the use of orthotics. It includes detailed information on the muscles, ligaments, and joints of the lower extremity, as well as the biomechanics of movement and the role of orthotics in rehabilitation. The study guide is designed to help candidates prepare for the orthotic fitter exam by providing them with a thorough understanding of the relevant concepts and the ability to answer a variety of questions on these topics. The guide is structured in a clear and concise manner, with a focus on providing accurate and verified information to ensure that candidates are well-equipped to succeed in the exam.

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Orthotic Fitter Exam Study Guide | 2024
Questions & Answers | 100% Correct |
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What muscles make up the hamstrings - ✔✔semimembranosus, semitendinosis, bicep femoris
Chondromalasis patella may be caused by - ✔✔over pronated foot, weak vastus medialis obliquis, weak
gluestus medius
What is Bursistis - ✔✔Inflammation of the bursa, causing swelling and pain
What are bursa - ✔✔fluid filled sacs between tissues
What is eccentric - ✔✔controlled movement in which you move toward an opposing force, rather than
away. Lengthening of the muscle
Example of eccentric muscle contraction - ✔✔lowering a weight, walking down stairs
What is apropulsive gait - ✔✔foot drop, partial foot amputation or soft tissue dysfunction
Proprioception rehabilitation can on occur - ✔✔during controlled motion when weight bearing
Normally____, when torn loose by a sudden ____, seldom break in the middle rather, they _____ away
from the _____ at the _____ - ✔✔Normally tendons, when torn loose by a sudden force, seldom break
in the middle rather, they pull away from the bone at the end
What is antalgic gait - ✔✔a gait in which the stance phase is shorter than the swing phase. It is a good
indicator of weight bearing pain
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What muscles make up the hamstrings - ✔✔semimembranosus, semitendinosis, bicep femoris Chondromalasis patella may be caused by - ✔✔over pronated foot, weak vastus medialis obliquis, weak gluestus medius What is Bursistis - ✔✔Inflammation of the bursa, causing swelling and pain What are bursa - ✔✔fluid filled sacs between tissues What is eccentric - ✔✔controlled movement in which you move toward an opposing force, rather than away. Lengthening of the muscle Example of eccentric muscle contraction - ✔✔lowering a weight, walking down stairs What is apropulsive gait - ✔✔foot drop, partial foot amputation or soft tissue dysfunction Proprioception rehabilitation can on occur - ✔✔during controlled motion when weight bearing Normally____, when torn loose by a sudden ____, seldom break in the middle rather, they _____ away from the _____ at the _____ - ✔✔Normally tendons, when torn loose by a sudden force, seldom break in the middle rather, they pull away from the bone at the end What is antalgic gait - ✔✔a gait in which the stance phase is shorter than the swing phase. It is a good indicator of weight bearing pain

What is Ataxic gait - ✔✔an unsteady, uncoordinated walk with a wide base and the feet thrown out, coming down first on the heel and then the toes with a double tap What is the popliteal fossa - ✔✔cavity posterior to the knee What is the function of the skeletal system - ✔✔to provide a flexible foundation and manufacture red blood cells What is a shoulder joint - ✔✔ball and socket joint, muscle dominated joint and can move in all planes Joint stability requires - ✔✔adequate strength, appropriate ROM and adequate proprioception What is a closed kinetic chain - ✔✔a series of connected joints in which the distal segment is in fixed, weight bearing position. Orthotics can aid in - ✔✔eccentric muscle activity, reactive muscle activity and concentric muscle activity What is concentric - ✔✔muscle activation (contraction) that causes tension on your muscle as it shortens, generating enough force to move an object Example of concentric muscle contraction - ✔✔Bicep curl What is double-step gait - ✔✔a gait in which there is a noticeable difference in length/timing of alternate steps What are sacomeres - ✔✔overlapping work units within muscle structures How can the posterior cruciate ligament can be injured - ✔✔excessive ankle dorsiflexion and a so called dash-board injury.

What is the Gluteus Medius - ✔✔a hip external rotator, a hip abductor and it decelerates the hip internal rotation What are the 4 muscles in the rotator cuff - ✔✔supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis What is Trendelenburg gait - ✔✔a gait in which the pelvis sags on opposite side of nerve damage to gluteus medius causing pelvic instability What does a solid AFO inhibit - ✔✔all ankle motion What does a hinged AFO allow - ✔✔Dorsi/plantarflexion but NOT inversion/eversion What does a leaf spring AFO allow - ✔✔plantarflexion but NOT dorsiflexion During which phase of gait cycle does an AFO with dorsiflexion assisnt in - ✔✔swing phase What is velocity - ✔✔The distance walked in a certain amount of time What is another name for heel off - ✔✔terminal stance What is extension - ✔✔straightening the movement that INCREASES the angle between body parts. What is an example of extension - ✔✔when standing up the knees are extended What is Abduction - ✔✔movement away from the midline of the body example of abduction - ✔✔raising the arms, laterally to the sides What is adduction - ✔✔movement toward the midline of the body

Example of adduction - ✔✔arms straight out at the shoulders, bringing them down to the sides What is Pronation - ✔✔leaning inward/down Example of pronation - ✔✔when your palm/forearm faces down What is supination - ✔✔leaning outward/up What is dorsiflexion - ✔✔flexing the foot and toes upward what is plantarflexion - ✔✔movement of the foot downward, away from body example of plantar flexion - ✔✔pressing the gas pedal down example of dorsiflextion - ✔✔moving foot towards chin what is a joint - ✔✔articulation, is a point of contact between bones or between bone and cartilage synovial joint - ✔✔most common type of articulation and have a small gap between the bones cartilaginous joint - ✔✔formed where bone meets cartilage, have gel like consistency what are the 4 major type of synovial joints - ✔✔hinge, gliding, saddle and ball and socket hinge joint - ✔✔enable movement similar to opening and closing of a hinged door, in the knee and elbow

anterior inferior tibial fibular ligament - ✔✔high ankle sprain ligament, positioned on the lower front of the ankle and helps keep tibia and fibula together interosseous membrane - ✔✔made of strong fibrous tissue and runs along the tibia and fibula and keeps them moving as one unit plantar calcaneonvicular ligament - ✔✔spring ligament on the underside of the foot that connects the calcaneus with the navicular plantar aponeurosis - ✔✔plantar fascia, layer of fascia along the sole of the foot, maintains the foots arch what are the joints of the foot and ankle - ✔✔ankle, talocrural, chopart joint, lisfranc, metatarsalphalengeal, interphalangeal joint what are the ankle joints - ✔✔posterior talofibular, anterior interior tibiofibular, anterior talofibular, deltoid, calcaneofibular origin of a muscle - ✔✔where is begins insertion of a muscle - ✔✔where it ends longus - ✔✔lower leg muscles that evert the foot also - ✔✔abduct the foot muscles that invert the foot also - ✔✔adduct the foot movements in the toes - ✔✔flexion, extension, abduction and adduction

hallucis - ✔✔foot hallux - ✔✔great toe extrinsic muscles - ✔✔move the entire foot intrinsic muscles - ✔✔move the toes/ support the arch gastrocnemius - ✔✔above medial condyle of femur plantarflexes the ankle, stabilizes knee and ankle when standing, soleus - ✔✔upper fibula, plantar flexes the foot plantaris - ✔✔above lateral head of gastrocnemius of femur, plantar flexes the foot popliteus - ✔✔lateral femoral head, laterally rotates femur on tibia and unlocks the knee flexor digitorum longus - ✔✔flexes the 2nd-5th toes posterior tibialis - ✔✔stabilizes ankle, inversion and adduction of foot flexor hallucis longus - ✔✔flexes the big toe peroneus longus - ✔✔eversion and abduction of the foot peroneus brevis - ✔✔eversion and abduction of the foot