Compartments
This is the number of compartments in the lower leg.
What is 4?
This ligament is the strongest in the ankle.
What is the deltoid?
This bone is the long weight-bearing bone in the lower leg.
What is the tibia?
This sprain occurs to the lateral ankle ligaments when they are stretched beyond their limit.
What is an inversion ankle sprain?
This ankle sprain occurs to the medial ligament when this action occurs.
What is an eversion sprain?
This compartment has the Soleus and Gastrocnemius muscle.
What is the superficial posterior compartment?
This is the most common type of ankle sprain mechanism/direction.
What is inversion?
This bone sits between the tibia and fibula and has a really nice dome allowing plantar and dorsiflexion.
What is the talus?
This type of fracture involves the talus, distal tibia or fibula calcaneus bones.
What is an ankle fracture?
What is an achilles rupture?
This compartment has the anterior tibialis, extensor digitorum and extensor halicus longus muscles.
This ligament is most commonly sprained in the ankle and the MOI is inversion.
What is the Anterior Talofibular Ligament? (ATF)
This bone is the insertion point for the achilles tendon.
What is the calcaneus?
This is injury occurs when the ankle is forced into dorsiflexion and lateral rotation.
What is a high ankle sprain or syndesmosis sprain?
This overuse lower leg injury (syndrome) occurs to long distance runners and athletes changing surfaces and training volumes. They complain of pain along the medial shin.
What is medial tibial stress syndrome?
This compartment has the peroneal muscles.
What is the lateral compartment?
This ligament is between the posterior talofibular and anterior talofibular ligaments (ATF and the PTF).
What is the calcaneofibular ligament? (CF)
This bone is directly inferior to the subtalar joint.
What is the calcaneous?
The symptoms of this injury occurs when the lateral lower leg has "snapping" occur with activation of the peroneal muscles.
What is peroneal tendon subluxation?
What is an achilles sprain?
This injury involves the pressure of a compartmant and symptoms happen with activity.
What is exertional compartment syndrome?
This ligament creates stability for the syndesmosis and when sprained is called a "high ankle" sprain.
What is the inferior tibiofibular ligament?
This is a long bone in the lower leg and non-weight bearing. It's length beyond the talus prevents eversion at the ankle.
What is the fibula?
This injury happens over time to the tibia (most commonly) in long distance runners. X-rays demonstrate healing of this injury about 6 weeks after the symptoms begin. Rest is critical in treatment.
What are stress fractures?
This injury involves swelling at the posterior ankle and can be painful to dorsiflex and plantarflex.
What is achilles tendinitis?