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The greatest percentage of surgical amputations are a result of:

You are instructing a patient with a unilateral amputation to ascend and descend stairs.  Which amputation level would you expect to have the MOST difficulty performing the described task?

Which term describes the intraoperative suturing of muscle to muscle?

You are evaluating the gait of a transfemoral amputee. It is noted that the prosthesis is too tall/long. Which of the following best describes lateral trunk bending for toe clearance during swing?

Which of the following can be a disadvantage of a unilateral knee disarticulation level of amputation?

You are stairs training a young healthy above the knee amputee. According to the prosthetist, the prosthetic knee has the computer programming to allow the amputee to ascend the stairs one step at a time (step to step) and to descend the stairs reciprocally (step over step) once the client is fully trained. You know you will be working with which of the following prosthetic knees.

Which of the following amputations is performed by a disarticulating joint?

You are performing stairs training with a 74 year old gentleman, with an above the knee amputaion. He has been properly fir with his new prosthesis. His goal is ambulating up and down the 5 stairs going in and out of his modular home. He has been fitted with a K2 level 4-bar polycentric mechanical prosthetic knee. Which of the following scenarios would describe your PT goals for ambulating up and down the 5 stairs?

A patient wears a prosthesis with suction suspension. During ambulation, most notably during midstance, the PRIMARY function of the valve in the lower and medial part of the socket is to permit air to:

What is the advantage of transtibial amputation over transfemoral amputation?