ankle and knee special test flashcards

Question 1

What does the Talar Tilt Test (medial) assess?

Answer 1

Deltoid ligament integrity / Medial ankle sprain

Question 2

What does the Talar Tilt Test (lateral) assess?

Answer 2

ATFL, CFL, PTFL integrity / Lateral ankle sprain

Question 3

What does the Anterior Drawer Test (ankle) assess?

Answer 3

ATFL integrity / Lateral ankle sprain

Question 4

What does the Reverse Anterior Drawer Test assess?

Answer 4

Lateral ankle ligaments / Lateral ankle sprain

Question 5

What does the Kleiger’s Test assess?

Answer 5

Medial ankle sprain (deltoid) or syndesmotic injury (based on pain location)

Question 6

What does the Squeeze Test (ankle) assess?

Answer 6

Syndesmosis / High ankle sprain

Question 7

What does the Fibular Translation Test assess?

Answer 7

Syndesmosis injury

Question 8

What does the Distal Tib-Fib Stress Test assess?

Answer 8

Syndesmosis injury (compression relieves symptoms)

Question 9

What does the Thompson Test assess?

Answer 9

Achilles tendon rupture

Question 10

What does the Matles Test assess?

Answer 10

Achilles tendon rupture

perfromed by placing pt prone with a flexed knee (90°) observe position of foot as knee flexes. normal achilles tendon will PF. a positive test is neutral or DF observed.

Question 11

What does the Royal London Hospital Test assess?

Answer 11

Achilles tendinopathy (pain decreases with dorsiflexion)

Question 12

What does the Arc Sign assess?

Answer 12

Midportion Achilles tendinopathy

Question 13

What do Resisted Ankle Inversion/Eversion tests assess?

Answer 13

Posterior tibialis dysfunction or peroneal issues

Question 14

What does the Talar Swing Test assess?

Answer 14

Posterior talar glide and dorsiflexion restriction

Question 15

What does the Posterior Ankle Thrust Test assess?

Answer 15

Posterior ankle impingement

Question 16

What does the Forced Dorsiflexion Test assess?

Answer 16

Anterior ankle impingement

Question 17

What does the Subtalar Joint Mobilization assess?

Answer 17

Subtalar joint mobility, inversion limitations

Question 18

What does the Intertarsal Joint Mob assess?

Answer 18

Midfoot mobility restrictions, Lisfranc joint

Question 19

What does the Cuboid Whip assess?

Answer 19

Cuboid subluxation

Question 20

What does the Windlass Test assess?

Answer 20

Plantar fasciopathy

Question 21

What does the Lachman’s Test assess?

Answer 21

ACL integrity

Question 22

What does the Anterior Drawer Test (knee) assess?

Answer 22

ACL integrity

Question 23

What does the Pivot Shift Test assess?

Answer 23

ACL integrity and rotational instability

Question 24

What does the Posterior Drawer Test assess?

Answer 24

PCL integrity

Question 25

What does the Posterior Sag Sign assess?

Answer 25

PCL tear (tibial sag)

Question 26

What does the Quad Active Test assess?

Answer 26

PCL tear (tibia shifts forward when quads contract)

Question 27

What does the Varus Stress Test assess?

Answer 27

LCL integrity

Question 28

What does the Valgus Stress Test assess?

Answer 28

MCL integrity

Question 29

What does the Dial Test assess?

Answer 29

Posterolateral corner (PLC) or PCL injury

Question 30

What does the Anteromedial Rotatory Instability Test assess?

Answer 30

Multiligament instability (ACL + MCL)

Question 31

What does the McMurray’s Test assess?

Answer 31

Meniscal tear (medial/lateral)

Question 32

What does the Thessaly Test assess?

Answer 32

Meniscal tear (medial/lateral)

Question 33

What does the Apley Compression/Distraction Test assess?

Answer 33

Meniscal tear vs collateral ligament injury

Question 34

What does Clarke’s Sign (Patellar Grind) assess?

Answer 34

PFPS, OA, chondromalacia

Question 35

What does the Patellar Compression Test assess?

Answer 35

PFPS or chondromalacia

Question 36

What does the Patellar Apprehension Test assess?

Answer 36

Patellar instability/subluxation

Question 37

What does the Step Down Test assess?

Answer 37

PFPS and movement dysfunction

Question 38

What does the Patellar Tilt Test assess?

Answer 38

PFPS with underlying mobility deficits

Question 39

What does Fat Pad Palpation assess?

Answer 39

Infrapatellar fat pad impingement

Question 40

What does the Modified Stroke Test assess?

Answer 40

Intra-articular knee effusion

Question 41

What does the Proximal Tib-Fib Joint Mobility Test assess?

Answer 41

Joint mobility deficits or coordination impairments

Question 42

What does the Posterior Glide of the Femur on Tibia assess?

Answer 42

Limited knee extension ROM

Question 43

What does the Anterior Glide of the Femur on Tibia assess?

Answer 43

Extension ROM (rarely used)

Question 44

What does the Posterior Glide of the Tibia on Femur assess?

Answer 44

Limited knee flexion ROM

Question 45

What does the Tibial IR/ER Mobilization assess?

Answer 45

Screw-home mechanism, ROM deficits

Question 46

What do 1st MTP Joint Glides assess?

Answer 46

Hallux rigidus, valgus