Ankle Anatomy/
Special Tests
Special Tests
What is the Calcaneus?
A fracture to one or both of the malleoli.
What is Potts Fracture?
What is the anterior cruciate ligament?
MOI is a plant and twist (AKA twisting of femur and tibia).
What is an ACL sprain/injury?
The muscle group located in the lateral compartment of the lower leg.
What are peroneal muscles location?
The ligament most commonly injured in ankle sprains.
What is the talofibular ligament?
The anatomical term for high ankle sprain.
What is Syndesmotic Sprain?
The ligament on the knee that resists a valgus force.
What is the medial collateral ligament?
MOI is a valgus force to the knee.
What is a medial collateral sprain?
Muscles that are on the lateral on the ankle would perform this action.
What is ankle eversion?
The tissue structure that holds together the tibia and fibula and serves as a muscle attachment for muscles.
What is the interosseus membrane?
The MOI of this injury can be due to tight calf muscles and flat feet.
What is Plantar Fasciitis?
A special test that is performed with the person laying face down and indicates a person may have a meniscus injury.
What is a Apley's Compression test?
A direct blow or overstretching of the muscle.
What is a Quadricep Strain?
The two actions of the Tibialis Anterior.
What is Plantarflexion and Inversion?
The Special test used to determine if a person may have a High Ankle Sprain.
What is Kleiger's Test?
The calcaneus is placed under stress during the injury.
The 3 muscles that make up the Pes Anserine?
What is gracilis, semitendinosus, and sartorius?
What is Osgood-Schlatter?
The actions of muscles that cross anterior to the malleoli.
What is perform ankle dorsiflexion?
The Special Test that is used to test the integrity of the deltoid ligaments.
What is Talar Tilt Eversion?
This injury can happen from a person landing on their toes.
A special test that when performed the person experiences pain and crepitus (grinding) on the anterior aspect of the knee.
What is Patellar Grind test?
Damage to the cartilage under the patella typically due to overuse of the knee.
The muscle actions of extensor hallucis longus.
What are big toe extension and ankle dorsiflexion?