Bones
Your toe bones are called what?
phalanges
If you break your heel bone what did you do? rephrase this
fractured your calcaneous
The most common ankle sprain is
inversion
common term for a tibia and fibula fracture?
tib-fib fracture
What does ATF stand for?
anterior talofibular ligament
What LONG bones make up your mid foot?
Metatarsals
What is this called?
"Fracture of the base of the 5th metatarsal"
Jones fx
What are the 4 ankle ROMs?
inversion, eversion, dorsiflexion, plantar flexion
what is 1 major sign of compartment syndrome?
numbness in LL while exercising, feeling excessive swelling under the skin while exercising
What bone and muscle group does the achilles connect?
calcaneus to the calf
What is your outside ankle one called?
lateral malleolus
What is the only correct treatment for a hallux valgus?
surgery. bunionectomy
What is an achille's tear special test called?
thompson's test
can you sprain or strain your ankle?
sprain. Strain involves muscle tearing/stretching
What are the 3 arches in the foot?
longitudinal, tansverse, metatarsal
What are the 3 bones that make up the ankle joint?
talus, lateral malleolus, medial malleolus
What is the term for flat feet?
pes plantus
What special test tests for the ATF ligament?
anterior drawer
What is a contusion?
a bruise
What type of fracture is a Jones fx?
Avulsion
What are the bones that make up the lower leg?
tibia and fibula
What is repeated stress to the great toe called?
turf toe
what happens in a high ankle sprain? What is also injured along with deltoid and ATF ligaments?
syndesmosis membrane
Why does the calf explode when the achilles tears?
because the tendon detaches from the bone
What is the treatment for compartment syndrome?
incision and drain the blood