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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?      

Select all appropriate fitting criteria for a Pavlik harness used to treat DDH. 

Findings from an evaluation for a dynamic custom carbon fiber AFO reveal that a patient have pain free plantarflexion, but dorsiflexion beyond neutral (90 degrees) triggers pain.  Select below the most appropriate design consideration to reduce pain during tibial progression in stance.  

Before casting for a GRAFO multiple measurements of the patient’s shoe are taken with the following findings:  1/2″ sole under the metatarsals 7/8″ soling under the heel The patient also displays full ankle ROM with knee extended What height casting board height would achieve a SVA of 10 degrees in the final fitting without the addition of wedges or shoe modifications?