Foot and Ankle
F,A,K Tests
Knee
Hip
Things I should know
100

What two tests are often use to assess the Lateral Ligaments (ATF, CF)?

Anterior Drawer & inversion talar tilt

100

What injury is the squeeze test assessing?

Fracture

100

A condition commonly found in teenage years; the patellar tendon pulls at the tibial tuberosity causing it to become inflamed.

Osgood - Shlatter

100

What part of the pelvis are we touching when we put our hands on our hips?

iliac crest/ilium

100

What is the proper name for a bruise?

Contusion

200

What is the most common ankle injury? How does it occur (what movement)?

Lateral Ankle Sprain; Inversion

200

If you suspect a patella sublux or dislocation injury, what test would you perform?

Patellar Apprehansion

200

Who is most at risk for all knee injuries due to their increased Q angle?

Females

200

What two hip injuries are classified as medical emergencies?

Hip Dislocation, Femoral Fracture

200

What type of injury occurs when a forceful muscle contraction pulls away a piece of bone?

Avulsion Fracture

300

If an athlete feels a burning pain sensation on the bottom of their foot after wearing new shoes, they might have...?

Plantar Fasciitis

300

What two tests did we discuss to test the ACL?

Anterior Drawer & Lachman's

300

an athlete plants their foot and turns their body quickly. They then fall to the ground in pain. What injury most likely occurred?

ACL Tear

300

What is the cartilage ring found in the hip joint?

Labrum

300
A complete tear in a ligament is known as a ________ (Grade and injury classification)

Grade 3 sprain

400

What movements occur at the ankle?

Inversion, Eversion, Plantar flexion and Dorsiflexion

400

This test relieves meniscal pain caused by Apley's Compression.

Apley's Distraction

400

DAILY DOUBLE: What is the commonly used name for Myositis Ossificans?

Calcium Deposits

400

The 90-90 Straight leg raise tests for tightness of what muscle?

Hamstrings

400

When an injury happens suddenly it is known as ________

Acute

500

What injury is often described as a gun shot sound/feel in the back of the ankle?

Achilles tendon rupture

500

What test assesses the attachment of the achilles tendon?

Thompson Test

500

What movements occur at the knee?

Flexion and Extension

500

Describe the ways we measure true and apparent leg length and what a difference means for each. 

True leg length - measure from ASIS to medial malleolus, tests for actual bone length difference.

Apparent leg length - measure from umbilicus to medial malleolus, tests for pelvic shift/tilt

500

What is MOI and what does it mean?

Mechanism of Injury - How someone gets injured