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SHF 203 - ORTHOPAEDIC TESTS > ANKLE/FOOT > Flashcards

ANKLE/FOOT Flashcards

1
Q

SIMMONDS

A

Pt prone
Feet off couch
Examiner squeezes pt calves

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SIMMONDS - WHAT DOES IT TEST?

A

Achilles tear/rupture

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SIMMONDS - POSITIVE TEST

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No plantar flexion of the foot

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TALAR TILT - INVERSION

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Pt seated or supine
Place pillow under pt knee
Examiners hands on medial and lateral malleoli
Invert foot with dorsiflexion = ATFL
Invert foot in neutral = CFL
Invert foot with plantar flexion = PTFL

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TALAR TILT - INVERSION - WHAT DOES IT TEST?

A

Lateral ligament sprain (ATFL, PTFL, CFL)

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TALAR TILT - INVERSION - POSITIVE TEST

A

Pain
Increased ROM

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TALAR TILT - EVERSION

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Pt seated or supine
Place pillow under knee
Hand placement on lateral and medial malleoli
Evert foot

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TALAR TILT - EVERSION - WHAT DOES IT TEST?

A

Medial ligament sprain (deltoid ligament)

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TALAR TILT - EVERSION - POSITIVE TEST

A

Pain
Increased ROM

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ANTERIOR DRAW

A

Pt supine
Bend pt leg with their foot on couch
Fix off on the top of their foot
Support round the back of their achilles
Push backwards

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ANTERIOR DRAW - WHAT DOES IT TEST?

A

ATFL ligament instability

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ANTERIOR DRAW - POSITIVE TEST

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Increased anterior motion of the foot

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POSTERIOR DRAW

A

Pt supine
Bend pt leg with their foot on couch
Fix off on the top of their foot
Support round the back of their achilles
Pull forwards

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POSTERIOR DRAW - WHAT DOES IT TEST?

A

Posterior ankle ligament instability

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POSTERIOR DRAW - POSITIVE TEST

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Increased posterior movement of the foot

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TINSEL’S SIGN

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Pt supine
Hip of symptomatic side externally rotated and foot slightly everted
Tap over tarsal tunnel (just under medial malleolus)

17
Q

TINSEL’S SIGN - WHAT DOES IT TEST?

A

Tarsel tunnel syndrome

18
Q

TINSEL’S SIGN - POSITIVE TEST

A

Radiating pain in foot and toes due to aggravation of the tibial nerve

19
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HOMAN’S SIGN

A

Pt supine with leg straight
Raise leg 10
Forcefully dorsiflex foot and squeeze calf with other hand

20
Q

HOMAN’S SIGN - WHAT DOES IT TEST?

A

Thrombosis

21
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HOMAN’S SIGN - POSITIVE TEST

A

Pain deep in calf

22
Q

MORTON’S NEUROMA TEST

A

Pt supine
Examiner squeezes the medial and lateral parts of the foot
Other hand is palpating the tender area

23
Q

MORTON’S NEUROMA - WHAT DOES IT TEST?

A

Mortons neuroma

24
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MORTON’S NEUROMA - POSITIVE TEST

A

Aggravation of the pain
Click/pop of neuroma
Paraesthesia into toes

SHF 203 - ORTHOPAEDIC TESTS (11 decks)

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