Ankle Sprains
What is a lateral ankle sprain?
This ligament is located from the medial aspect of the first cuneiform and attaches to the base of the second metatarsal.
This is the mechanism of injury for Turf Toe.
What is hyperextension of the 1st MTP?
This the most common age for Achilles Tendon ruptures to occur in.
What is the 3rd to 4th decade.
External rotation and squeeze test are two special test for this type of ankle sprain?
What is high ankle sprain?
This view of x-rays is better to detect changes in diameter between the first and second ray?
What is weight bearing view?
With this grade of injury, athletes can typical lose little to no playing time.
What is a grade I injury?
These are 3 different factors that indicate a patient is a candidate for surgical intervention.
Acute, complete rupture of Achilles tendon
Elite athletes or athletic individual wishing to return to higher level of exercise
Chronic or previously undiagnosed or untreated ruptures, in which full apposition cannot be achieved by conservated approach?
The ATFL and CFL are tender to palpation in this grade of a lateral ankle sprain.
What is a grade III injury?
This is the direction that the 1st MTP is taped in to treat turf toe.
What is in slight plantar flexion?
Pain-free AROM into this plane can begin at approximately 4 weeks in the early mobilization approach following Achilles tendon reconstruction.
What is AROM into DF?
Ankle ABC's, 4-way ankle with resistance, and SLS on ground are all appropriate interventions around this post-operative timeframe.
6-8 weeks
Following surgical intervention of a Lisfranc injury, this patients' are nonweight bearing for this amount of weeks.
What is 8 weeks?
This the range of motion in MTP DF that you would wish for your athlete to achieve pain-free before returning to sports.
What is 50-60 degrees?
At this time frame, patients should be able to progress from double leg heel raises to single leg heel raises.