Ankle Special Tests/Injuries

Test for anterior talofibular ligament

• Thompson test

• Anterior drawer test

• External rotation (kleigers) test

• DVT test

Test for calcaneofibular ligament

• Bump test

• Anterior drawer test

• Squeeze test

• Talar (calcaneal) tilt

Test for gastrocnemius/soleus

• Thompsons test

• active, passive, & resistive ROM

• DVT test

• Bump test

Test for Deltoid ligaments

• Anterior drawer test

• External rotation (Kleigers) test

• DVT test

• active, passive, & resistance ROM

Test for interosseous membrane (syndesmosis)

• Anterior drawer test

• Bump test

• Thompsons test

• Squeeze test

Test for anterior tibialis muscle

• active, passive, resistance TOM

• Thompsons test

• Bump test

• Anterior drawer test

A pronated foot can lead to what kind of injury?

• inversion sprain

• syndesmosis sprain

• lateral sprain

• eversion sprain

The most stable position of the foot is in ______:

• dorsiflexion

• plantarflexion

• none of the above

• neutral

Which injury is a fx to the base of the 5th metatarsal?

• plantar fasciitis

• Morton's toe

• Jones

• Bunion

Which ligament is the first ligament to be injured in an inversion+plantarflexion ankle sprain?

• anterior tibiofibular

• anterior talofibular

• posterior tibiofibular

• posterior talofibular