Ankle Anatomy/
Special Tests
Special Tests
The band of ligaments located on the medial side of the ankle.
What is the deltoid ligament?
The MOI for an inversion ankle sprain.
The four bones of the knee joint.
What is the patella, femur, tibia, and fibula?
MOI is twisting of the femur and tibia.
What is an ACL injury?
The largest tarsal bone.
What is the calcaneus?
A special test for the anterior talofibular ligament (ATF).
What is anterior drawer test?
Forceful eversion of the ankle.
A special test for the ACL.
What is anterior drawer test?
This injury is caused by a valgus force to the knee.
What is an MCL injury?
The term for when a person is "knock-kneed"
What is genus valgum?
The ligament most commonly injured in a inversion ankle sprain.
What is the ATF anterior talofibular ligament?
The MOI is tight calf muscles and flat feet.
What is plantar fascitis?
The soft structure in-between the femur and tibia that aids in shock absorption.
What is meniscus?
This ligament is most commonly injured in car accidents from a dashboard.
What is a PCL injury?
This grade of a sprain is indicated with moderate swelling, moderate pain, and moderate loss of function.
What is a Grade 2 sprain?
The 4 movements (actions of the ankle joint).
What is plantarflexion, dorsiflexion, eversion, and inversion?
This injury feels like you have been kicked in the back of the leg.
What is an achilles tendon rupture?
The ligament that connects the femur to the fibula.
What is the lateral collateral ligament?
This injury is caused by a shearing and compression force to the knee.
What is a Meniscus Tear?
The 4 names of the muscle compartments in the lower leg.
What are lateral, anterior, deep posterior, and superficial posterior?
The two bones that makeup the subtalar joint.
What is talus and calcaneus?
The injury is caused by the toe being forced into hyperextension.
What is Turf Toe?
The ligament that prevents anterior translation of the tibia on the femur.
What is anterior cruciate ligament?
What is Patella dislocation?
A special test for the meniscus with the patient lying supine.
What is the McMurray's test?