Rehabilitation: practice question

A Orthopaedics question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Orthopaedics · Rehabilitation

Sample item

What is a principal goal of postoperative physiotherapy?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Restore safe function and mobility

Postoperative rehabilitation progressively restores mobility, strength, confidence, and safe independence while accounting for surgical restrictions and complication risk.

Option by option

  • A. Maintain permanent immobilization

    Permanent immobilization causes stiffness, weakness, and complications.

  • B. Prevent all follow-up

    Follow-up remains important after surgery.

  • C. Replace pain control

    Pain control complements rehabilitation but is not replaced by it.

  • D. Restore safe function and mobility (correct)

    Correct: physiotherapy aims to return safe function and movement.

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What is the answer to this Orthopaedics question?

The best answer is D, Restore safe function and mobility. Postoperative rehabilitation progressively restores mobility, strength, confidence, and safe independence while accounting for surgical restrictions and complication risk.

Why is "Maintain permanent immobilization" not the answer?

Permanent immobilization causes stiffness, weakness, and complications.

Why is "Prevent all follow-up" not the answer?

Follow-up remains important after surgery.

Why is "Replace pain control" not the answer?

Pain control complements rehabilitation but is not replaced by it.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Rehabilitation in Orthopaedics. The correct option holds because: Correct: physiotherapy aims to return safe function and movement.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Rehabilitation?

Pair each fracture with its classic complication and nerve injured. Then use the flashcards and the other Orthopaedics questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.