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100
Action of this muscle is to plantarflex your foot.
What is gastrocnemius?
100
Name the two largest bones in the lower leg.
What is tibia and fibula?
100
Pain on lateral leg, caused from someone excessively inverting their ankle.
What is lateral ankle sprain?
100
Squeezing the tibia and fibula together looking for a fracture.
What is Pott's Compression or Squeeze test?
100
Name this motion.
What is inversion?
200
What is the ligament most typically sprained in a lateral ankle sprain?
What is anterior talofibular ligament?
200
What is the name of the process that we need to be aware of when taping an ankle? And why?
What is base of 5th metatarsal? Could limit circulation.
200
Caused by excessive extension of the great toe when pushing off an unyielding surface.
What is turf toe/toe sprain?
200
Squeezing the back of the leg and making the foot plantarflex.
What is Thompson's Test?
200
Name this motion.
What is plantarflexion?
300
This muscle assists the gastrocnemius in plantarflexion.
What is the soleus?
300
What is the name of the lowest process on the fibula?
What is Lateral malleolus?
300
Caused by a direct hit to the lateral leg. This is a medical emergency.
What is anterior compartment syndrome?
300
Test the anterior talofibular ligament to determine if significant laxity or pain occurs.
What is a anterior drawer test?
300
Name this special test.
What is anterior drawer test?
400
These muscles help evert the foot to avoid an ankle sprain.
What is peroneals (Peroneus longus and brevis)?
400
Name the bone we look at to view an arch height.
What is the navicular?
400
Sounds like a twig snapping or a gun shot going off. Typically happens with forced or hyperdorsiflexion.
What is achilles tendon rupture?
400
Tapping the nerve to see if it illicits nerve tingling or pain.
What is Tinel's Sign?
400
Name this structure.
What is the retinaculum?
500
This is what is typically damaged with a syndesmotic (high ankle) sprain. This is what causes the most difficulty in rehabilitation.
What is the interosseus membrane?
500
What is the name of the structure involving three other joints (talocrural, subtalar, tibiotalar joint)?
What is ankle mortise joint?
500
Pieces of cartilage or bone floating in the ankle joint. "Joint mice"
What is osteochondritis dissecans?
500
Acute Anterior Compartment or Chronic anterior compartment syndrome surgery name.
What is a fasciotomy?
500
Name this part of the taping procedure.
What is figure 8?