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POAT Final ExamKAHOOT Q: Which of the following
amputations is performed by disarticulating a joint?
a. transfemoral (AKA)
b. Symes
c. transmetatarsal
d. transtibial (BKA) - answerb. Symes
KAHOOT Q: Of the following, which is the most common cause of amputation?
a. infection
b. cancer
c. diabetes
d. congenital issues - answerc. diabetes
KAHOOT Q: Which term describes the interoperature suturing of muscle to bone?
a. myoplasty
b. my oh my
c. myodesis
d. myoanklectomy - answerc. myodesis
KAHOOT Q: Osteosarcoma is the most common cancer related to amputation
a. True
b. False - answera. True
KAHOOT Q: Which AKA prosthetic socket is made with a wider medial to lateral
measurements as compared to anterior to posterior
a. sub ischial
b. supracondylar
c. ischial containment
d. quadrilateral - answerd. quadrilateral
KAHOOT Q: Which concept is a disadvantage of a symes level amputation?
a. increase phantom pain
b. longer lever arm
,c. prosthetic component selection
d. rarely requires surgical revision - answerc. prosthetic component selection
couldn't get high energy return
KAHOOT Q: Which prosthetic knee is a K level 3 standard of care choice?
a. genium knee
b. polycentric knee
c. single axis knee
d. C-leg knee - answerd. C-leg knee
KAHOOT Q: Patient needs a prosthetic sock at the bottom of a BK socket. Is he correct
in cutting the top of his sock off for fit?
a. True/Yes
b. False/No - answera. True/Yes
condyles/patella bony structures don't allow shrinkage so BK are encouraged to cut if
they need larger space below but not above
KAHOOT Q: Ambulation with a suction socket, the primary function of the air valve is to
a. release air during stance phase
b. there is no addition function once socket is donned
c. allow air in during stance phase
d. socket to me - answera. release air during stance phase
KAHOOT Q: What AK prosthetic suspension system is best for a fleshy limb with
redundant tissue?
a. lanyard system
b. pin fit system
c. deny the pt a socket
d. elevated vacuum system - answera. lanyard system
KAHOOT Q: Which amputation type would leave calcaneus and talus intact and the
remaining foot would go into equinus?
a. Symes
b. Chopart
c. Lisfranc
d. Boyd - answerb. Chopart
For the pt who would use a prosthesis to stand at the kitchen sink to wash dishes, they
would be which K level?
, a. K0
b. K1
c. K3
d. K4 - answerb. K1
household ambulator
KAHOOT Q: All children under 18 yrs old would fall under which K level?
a. K0
b. K1
c. K3
d. K4 - answerd. K4
A pt's R leg prosthesis is too long, which gait deviation would NOT assist clearing the
right limb during swing
a. R sided lateral trunk bending
b. L sided lateral trunk bending
c. R side hip hike
d. R circumduction - answera. R sided lateral trunk bending
True or False: A pt who donned their AKA prosthesis in too much IR would create a
lateral whip - answerTrue
What are the TOP 2 indications for prosthetics?
a. vascular disease and trauma
b. immobilization and congenital disorders
c. infection and tumors
d. none of the above - answera. vascular disease and trauma
vascular disease includes diabetes, PVD, and vascular insufficiency
What % of diabetics with an amputation will require amputation of the second leg within
2-3 years?
a. up to 12%
b. up to 55%
c. up to 100%
d. up to 30% - answerb. up to 55%
o 25% mortality 1 year after amputation
o 50% mortality 3 years after amputation
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