Foot & Ankle Flashcards
(9 cards)
Subjective questions for foot & ankle
Gags & eases
Instability
Echanism of injury
Neurological symptoms Lumbar
Lumbar symptoms
Red flags for the foot & ankle
Cancer
Infection
Inflammatory arthropathy
Ankle fractures
Achilles tendon rupture
DVT
Observation of the foot & ankle
Positioning = asymmetry & even weight bearing Muscle
Muscle bulk Swelling
Inflammatory signs = redness, swelling, bruising
Deformities
Gait
Maladaptive patterns
What are you feeling for on palpation
Swelling
Deformities
Laxity
Tone
Pain
Accessory movement
Traction
PA
AP
talar tilt
Name the test used the test ankle joint laxity
Anterior drawer test
What can the anterior drawer test be used to assess
Acute rupture of the ATFL
Not useful for assessing chronic laxity
What test assess laxity & irritability of the lateral ligaments
Talar tilt
What test assesses Achilles rupture
Thompson Test
