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The GRAFO is effective at limiting ankle dorsiflexion and reducing knee flexion by controlling the amount of tibial advancement over the foot.  This essentially blocks which of the 4 rockers of gait?

A patient presents a prescription for bilateral Ground-Reaction AFOs.  Their MMT reveals fair (3/5) knee extensors and fair (3/5) ankle plantar flexors. What gait pattern will this patient would likely exhibit with orthoses?

Your patient is unable to abduct their left leg while side-lying during a manual muscle test of the gluteus medius.  Select below the most appropriate statement.

That Galeazzi Test is a clinical test useful in determining all of the following except. 

Excessive flexion and internal rotation of the hip are mechanisms of which type of dislocation?

Therapy notes indicate that your patient has Grade 3 knee flexor strength.  How should you position the patient to confirm this?

After fitting a patient with a post-op ROM knee orthosis you observe them utilizing a circumducted gait pattern to advance the braced leg.  Per the prescription you set the joint to full extension while allowing only 30 degrees of flexion.  What is the most likely cause for the patient to circumduct with the provided knee flexion?

The “Screw Home” Mechanism describes the anatomical lock that occurs with extension of the knee.  To “unlock” the knee, what muscle must contract before the hamstrings can flex the knee?

While reviewing a patient’s medical records, it is documented that your next patient suffered from a left sided CVA.  Based on known clinical presentations, what finds are most likely to be seen?  Select all that apply.

When evaluating the ROM of a child with spastic cerebral palsy, R1 and R2, known as the Modified Tardieu Scale, are important measures as they differentiate between spasticity and contracture.  Which of the two measures represents the dynamic limitations associated with spasticity?