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100

What is the technical name for your heel bone?

Calcaneous

100

Which pathology occurs in small joints?

rheumatoid arthritis
100
What movement is pointing the foot up towards the ceiling?
Dorsiflexion
100

What is the name of the fracture where the metatarsals are dislocated and fractured from the tarsal bones?

Lisfranc's fracture

100

What is the most common ankle sprain?

Inversion ankle sprain

200

What are the 3 sections of bone in the foot?

Tarsals, Metatarsals & Phalanges

200

What is the mechanism of injury when someone has suffered a Lisfranc fracture?

Direct force injuries occur from a crushing mechanism. Indirect injuries are most common and occur from forefoot abduction and plantarflexion forces to the TMT joint.

200

What is the most commonly fractured bone in the ankle?

medial malleolus

200

The navicular is distal to the___

talus.

200

Identify the name of the fracture where the lateral and medial malleolus are fractured with a dislocation

Pott's

300

What is the technical term for the distal end of the tibia?

Medial Malleolus

300

Pain in the back of the knee can also be attributed to...

Bursitis

300

What do you think of when you hear "hallicus/hallux"?

big toe

300
Pain first thing in the morning is commonly seen with what injury?
Plantar fasciitis
300

Identify the pathology where you might see clinical symptoms and signs of swelling around an ankle but no fractures.

sprain

400

What is the name of the bone that helps make up the ankle joint, and is situated above the calcaneus?

Talus

400

Build up of this substance causes microcrystals that can destroy bone and form hard lumps. Commonly known as Gout.

Uric acid

400
What is the movement called when a body part is moved away from the midline?

abduction

400

What is the condition when the great toe deviates laterally?

Bunion- Hallux Valgus

400

What is the condition where there is an excess, benign growth in the calcaneus?

Calcaneal Spur 

500

What is the name of the bones that are located beneath the first metarsophalangeal joint – act to reduce pressure in weight bearing and to increase advantage of the flexor tendons of the Great Toe?

Sesamoid bones

500

What joint is the distal tibia-fibular joint?

syndesmosis

500

What is the joint called that connects the talus and calcaneus?

talocalcaneal joint - subtalar joint

500

A transverse fracture of the 5th metatarsal is what injury?

Avulsion fracture

500

How would you position patients that have obvious trauma to their fractured limbs?

Do not move them- 

Perform modified views like a horizontal beam instead.