Sample NPTE Question #15

15.rose hip
A patient complains of pain in the right hip while she is ambulating.  Upon examination, you notice that the patient has a significant drop of the left hip while in midstance on the right leg.  The MOST appropriate treatment for this impairment would be:

  1. Standing hip abduction of the left leg.
  2. Standing hip abduction of the right leg.
  3. Standing flexion of the left leg.
  4. Standing flexion of the right leg.

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