Ankle

Question 1

How do you find the medial malleolus?

Answer 1

Find tibia - main shin bone - and run down to inner ankle bone

Question 2

How do you find the
Lateral malleolus

Answer 2

Find fibula - smaller/ outer shin bone - and run down to outer ankle bone

Question 3

How do you find the
Navicular

Answer 3

From medial malleolus travel diagonally forwards and down to look for a bony lump on inside of foot above inner arch

Question 4

How do you find the
Sustenaculum tali

Answer 4

From medial malleolus travel straight down until you fall off a small ridge about the size of a pea

Question 5

How do you find the
Medial tubercle of calcaneus

Answer 5

From medial malleolus travel down and back until you’re on the medial side of the heel

Question 6

How do you find the
Joint line of the ankle

Answer 6

Shift 1 finger 1.5cm down from medial malleolus and other finger 1cm down from lateral malleolus. Joint line is on the front in between your fingers

Question 7

How do you find the
Base of fifth metatarsal

Answer 7

From little toe travel along outer edge of foot towards heel until you fall off a lump that’s about in the middle of outer arch