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Hip/Thigh
Knee
Ankle/Lower Leg
Foot
Special Tests
100
Traumatic overstretching of the muscle. Pain and weakness in the muscle
What is a Groin/Hamstring/Quadriceps Strain?
100
Blow to the outside of the knee. Medial knee pain and instability.
What is a MCL sprain?
100
Landing with the ankle in inversion. Pain in the lateral ankle.
What is an Inversion Ankle Sprain?
100
Direct trauma or shoes are too small. Toe nail is purple due to the blood pooling underneath.
What is a Subungual Hematoma?
100
Which injury does the Patellar Apprehension Test indicate?
Patellar Subluxation
200
Direct blow to the thigh. Pain and inability to contract the quadriceps.
What is a Quadriceps Contusion?
200
Direct contact. Knee pain, swelling, possible deformity.
What is a Patella Fracture?
200
Chonic- excessive running or jumping. Throbbing or aching pain in the lower leg.
What is a stress fracture in the lower leg?
200
Foot and toes forced into plantarflexion. Pain in the midfoot, inability to bear weight.
What is a Lisfranc Sprain?
200
Which injury does the McMurry's Test indicate?
Meniscus Tear
300
Forceful contraction or overstretching of a muscle. Pain at the muscle's attachment site on the bone.
What is a Pelvic Avulsion Fracture?
300
Chronic- rubbing of cartilage on underside of patella. Aching pain under the patella.
What is Chondromalacia Patella?
300
Dorsiflexion and external rotation of the foot. Instability and pain in the area considered to be the high ankle.
What is a Syndesmotic Ankle Sprain?
300
Chronic- excessive running or jumping. Pain along the bottom of the foot which is the worst at the beginning of the day when the first step is taken.
What is Plantar Fasciitis?
300
Which injury does the Kleiger Test indicate?
Syndesmotic Ankle Sprain
400
Direct contact, traumatic event. Pain and inability to move the hip. One leg appears shorter.
What is a Dislocated Hip Joint?
400
Direct contact. Localized swelling in anterior knee.
What is Patellar Bursitis?
400
Chronic- excessive running or jumping. Pain and tightness in the Achilles tendon.
What is Achilles Tendonitis?
400
Chronic-excessive activity, improper footwear. Shooting pain in the forefoot and toes.
What is Morton's Neuroma?
400
Which injury does the Thompson Test indicate?
Achilles Tendon Rupture
500
One leg appears to be shorter than the other
What is a functional leg length discrepancy?
500
Twisting of the knee. Popping, clicking, knee "locking up"
What is a Meniscus Tear?
500
Either traumatic (direct blow to lower leg) or chronic (exercise induced). Pain, numbness, swelling in lower leg, inability to move foot.
What is Compartment Syndrome?
500
Landing with the ankle in inversion. Feels a pop and has pain over the base of the 5th metatarsal.
What is a Jones Fracture?
500
Which injury does the Lachman Test indicate?
ACL Sprain