Ankle and Lower Leg Anatomy and Injuries

What ligament is highlighted in green?

• Anterior talofibular ligament

• Deltoid Ligament

• Anterior tibiofibular ligament

• Calcaneofibular ligament

What view is this picture of the ankle joint?

• Medial

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Lateral

What is the medical term for shin splints?

• Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome

• Medial Talus Stress Syndrome

• Lateral Tibial Stress Syndrome

• Lateral Talus Stress Syndrome

What are the two ligaments that are commonly injured with a lateral ankle sprain?

• Anterior tibiofibular ligament and Calcaneofibular Ligament

• Deltoid ligament and Anterior talofibular ligament

• Anterior talofibular ligament and Calcaneofibular ligament

• Deltoid ligament and Anterior tibiofibualr ligament

What motion causes a medial ankle sprain?

• inversion motion

• Eversion motion

• Dorsiflexion motion

• Plantarflexion motion

What two motions cause a high ankle sprain?

• Internal Rotation and Dorsiflexion

• External rotation and Dorsiflexion

• Inversion and Dorsiflexion

• Eversion and Dorsiflexion

Tendons connect ____________ to ______________.

• Muscle to muscle

• Bone to bone

• Bone to joint

• Muscle to bone

If someone has had shin splints, but then comes in to you and complains of pain over one specific spot on the tibia, what should you suspect?

• An oblique fracture

• A stress fracture

• A spiral fracture

• A transverse fracture

Ligaments connect _____ to ______.

• Bone to bone

• Muscle to bone

• Muscle to tendon

• Bone to tendon

On what side of the ankle is the pain, swelling, and bruising with a lateral ankle sprain?

• Above the ankle

• Inside of the ankle

• Outside of the ankle

• None of the above