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A 50 year-old female with history of recurrent anterior glenohumeral dislocation begins rehabilitation to help prevent future recurrence.  Strengthening exercises are prescribed.  Which position of the shoulder should be avoided during strengthening?

Special tests are used to help a physical therapist determine the PT diagnosis for a patient.  Which of the following examples is NOT accurate about common special tests and their interpretation?

From initial contact to foot-flat during gait, the knee moves from the fully extended position to approximately 15 degrees of flexion. What muscle or group controls this movement?

A patient was playing basketball and injured the right knee.  The injury resulted in a tear to the meniscus, but the chart does not indicate which part of the meniscus was injured.  A PTA should know that tears are more commonly seen in which meniscus of the knee?

A PTA has researched the structure of the peripheral nervous system on the internet and has found several conflicting statements, causing her to question the credibility of information gained from the internet.  Which of the following statements is MOST accurate?

As a patient performs a partial-squat exercise in standing, what is the force producing the movement as the patient’s knees bend?

Which of the following is MOST likely an indication for elective orthopedic surgery?

A 42 year-old previously healthy male falls while hiking and sustains a closed, displaced fracture of the femur just proximal to the adductor tubercle.  He is transported to the nearest Level III trauma center and evaluated in the emergency room by an orthopedic surgeon who is a trauma specialist.  The surgeon decides to treat the fracture with open reduction and internal fixation.  Which of the following was MOST likely an indication for the surgical treatment of the fracture?

A PTA is working in an acute care hospital with an 80 year old patient who fell down the stairs to his basement and fractured his tibia.  The fracture was surgically stabilized 3 days ago.  He has been doing fairly well with his rehabilitation but the PT and PTA have expressed concern that the patient may not be safe to return home yet due to unsafe gait and deconditioning.  The patient lives alone in a two-story house.  Of the following, which is LEAST appropriate as a discharge option for this patient?

The anterior longitudinal ligament is thinner in the neck than in the lumbar spine. Which injury/condition does this fact predispose us to?