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Bones
Ligaments
Muscle Compartments
Injuries
100
The biggest bone in your lower leg
What is the tibia
100
tough fibrous tissue that connects bone or cartilage at a joint.
What is a ligament
100
one of the four types of compartments
What is anterior, lateral superficial posterior, or deep posterior
100
Most common ankle injury
What is a sprain
200
Bone used mostly for attachment of muscles.
What is the Fibula
200
prevents anterior displacement of talus.
What is the anterior talofibular ligament
200
one of the three muscles that controls plantar flexion.
What is plantaris, gastrocnemius, or soleus
200
Most common type of sprain
What is inversion
300
The largest tarsal bone.
What is the talus.
300
prevents abduction and eversion of ankle.
What is the deltoid ligament.
300
compartment that everts ankel
What is the lateral compartment
300
Represents 5-10% of ankle sprains
What is eversion
400
The attachment site for the Achilles Tendon.
What is the calcaneus.
400
compartment that inverts ankle.
What is the deep posterior compartment
400
Medical term for a "high ankle sprain"
What is a syndesmotic sprain
500
"ankle bone"
What is medial or lateral maleoli