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You are treating a patient with vascular disease, which of the following statements is true of intermittent claudication?

Given the moderately active transfemoral K3 amputee who frequently ambulates on uneven surfaces. Which prosthetic knee would provide the most benefit?

What type of amputation requires 55-65% more energy to ambulate while wearing a prosthesis?

Following a therapy session, a patient with transfemoral amputation is returned to bed to rest for the evening. In order to prevent the contractures most commonly seen in patients with transfemoral amputation, the involved side hip should be positioned in  

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.