One advantage of pneumatic tires vs solid rubber tires
smoother ride, better for carpets
Ischial containment transfemoral prosthetic socket Narrow in the _____ dimension Helps to maintain limb in femoral adduction
medial-lateral
This type of amputation at the ankle is preferred as it leaves the calcaneal fat pad which can help with ambulation
Syme
Most restrictive C-collar
Halo
This type of AFO can be useful in patients with fluctuating edema or skin sensitivity
Metal bar/Upright
This is what happens to side to side stability when you increase camber angle of a wheelchair
Increased stability
Moving knee component of AKA prosthetic forward will cause (increase/decrease) flexion moment during stance phase
Increased
Swedish Knee Cage
Cobb angle range where bracing is appropriate for scoliosis
20-40 degrees
This type of AFO allows the most ankle plantarflexion/dorsiflexion ROM and is useful in patients with foot drop and without spasticity
Posterior Leaf Spring (PLS)
Moving the rear axle of a wheelchair forward makes navigating curbs (more or less) difficult
Less
Age at which you consider prescribing lower extremity prosthetic with knee component for pediatric amputee patient
3
Lisfranc amputation occurs between
Tarsals and metatarsals
Cobb angle which you start to consider surgery for neuromuscular disease related scoliosis
>35 degrees
This small ring orthosis is useful for patients with RA who have rupture of PIP extensor hood of one of the hand digits
Boutonniere ring
This is the anatomic landmark that can help determine backrest height for wheelchair
Bottom of corner of scapula
Name one cause that a transtibial amputee may have an excessive varus moment at the knee with ambulation
foot set too far medially, socket is too abducted
This knee orthotic is used for ACL tears
Lennox Hill Derotation Orthosis
Name of brace used to correct scoliosis
milwaukee brace
Rocker, MT bar
This is the normal range for camber angle for a standard wheelchair
0-9 degrees
The patellar tendon bearing socket for transtibial amputation is designed with alignment in ___ degrees flexion
5-8 degrees
This procedure can be used in patients with proximal femoral focal deficiency which allows the patient to use their ankle as a functional knee when a prosthetic is applied
Van Ness rotation
This C-collar orthosis is the other orthosis that can be used for unstable C-spine fractures (apart from Halo)
Minerva Jacket
This type of throat opening for shoe orthotics is often preferred because it better allows space for in shoe orthoses and allows for ease of use for patients
Blucher