Lower Limb (Lab 18)

Question 1

abduction

Answer 1

movement of limbs toward the lateral plane or away from the axial line of a limb

Question 2

adduction

Answer 2

movement of limbs toward the medial plane of the body or toward the axial line of the limb

Question 3

bursitis

Answer 3

inflammation of the bursa due to repetitive movement or pressure

Question 4

claw toe

Answer 4

hyperextension of the metatarsophalangeal joint with flexion of the toe’s proximal and distal joints

Question 5

clubfoot

Answer 5

a fixed congenital defect of the ankle and foot

Question 6

dislocation

Answer 6

complete separation of the contact between two bones in a joint

Question 7

eversion

Answer 7

outward turning, movement of the sole of the foot outward at the ankle

Question 8

hallux valgus

Answer 8

lateral deviation of the great toe with overlapping of the second toe

Question 9

inversion

Answer 9

inward turning, movement of the sole of the foot inward at the ankle

Question 10

leff-calve-perthes disease

Answer 10

avascular necrosis of the femoral head

Question 11

mallet toe

Answer 11

a flexion deformity of the distal interphalangeal joint of the foot

Question 12

metatarsus adductus

Answer 12

most common deformity of the foot, marked by the middle bones of the foot pointing in toward the body

Question 13

osgood-schlatter disease

Answer 13

a common overuse injury of adolescents, which causes painful swelling of the knee due to apophyseal traction of the anterior aspect of the tibial tubercle

Question 14

pes cavus

Answer 14

high arch on the sole of the foot

Question 15

pes planus/ flat foot

Answer 15

collapsed arch of the foot