Ankle and Foot

Question 1

What joints are part of the “ankle”?

Answer 1

talocrural and tibiofibular

Question 2

What joints are part of the rearfoot?

Answer 2

Subtalar and Transverse Tarsal (talonavicular and calcaneocuboid)

Question 3

What joints are part of the midfoot?

Answer 3

transverse tarsal and tarsometatarsal

Question 4

What joints are part of the forefoot?

Answer 4

metatarsophalangeal

Question 5

What foot motion is in the sagittal plane?

Answer 5

DF/PF

Question 6

What foot motion is in the frontal plane?

Answer 6

eversion/inversion

Question 7

What foot motion is in the transverse plane?

Answer 7

abduction/adduction

Question 8

What is valgus allignment at the foot?

Answer 8

decreased medial angle of foot

Question 9

What is varus allignment at the foot?

Answer 9

increased medial angle

Question 10

What is excessive foot PF called?

Answer 10

equinus foot allignment

Question 11

What is excessive foot DF called?

Answer 11

calcaneous foot deformity

Question 12

What is hallux abuctovalgus?

Answer 12

common deformity often seen in those with bunions where big toe points laterally and is rotated

Question 13

When assessing foot posture index what does more negative score indicate? Positive?

Answer 13

increasingly supinated (-)
Increasingly pronated (+)

Question 14

Characteristics of a pronated foot?

Answer 14

midfoot “unlocked”
Foot supple and adaptive
shock absorption

Question 15

Characteristics of a supinated foot?

Answer 15

Midfoot “locked”
Foot rigid
Lever for push-off

Question 16

What breaks in a trimalleolar fx?

Answer 16

Lat. malleolus, med. malleolus and distal posterior tibia

Question 17

What can you use a tuning fork and stethoscope to identify?

Answer 17

fractures (stress fractures); based on sound conduction

Question 18

Six P’s of compartment syndrome?

Answer 18

Pain (excessive), paresthesia, pallor, paralysis, pulselessness and pressure

Question 19

How does the ant. talofibular ligament usually get sprained?

Answer 19

PF + inversion with heel off ground

Question 20

How does the ant. talofibular ligament and calcaneofib log as a couple usually get sprained?

Answer 20

PF + inversion with heel on ground

Question 21

How would you sprain the post. Talofibular lig and the syndesmosis? What is this type of sprain called?

Answer 21

Eversion with heel off the ground
or eversion + rotation on a fixed foot.
This is a HIGH ANKLE SPRAIN