Ankle/ Foot Flashcards
What are the five theories thought to cause a Morton’s Neuroma?
1- Chronic trauma 2- Ischemic theory 3- intermetatarsal bursistis theory 4- Entrapment theory 5- Pronation theory
What are the clinical findings associated with Morton’s neuroma?
1- burning pain in the plantar 3 R.D. we space
- Pain in toes
- Pain worsened with walking in narrow shoes
- Mulders sign
- Digital nerve stretch test
Describe Mulder’s sign ?
Examiner grasps 1 st and 5th MT’s and squeezes while exerting for pressure at sire of expected lesion with opposite thumb
What is the most common moi for ankle sprains?
- forefoot adduction, hindfoot Ir, ankle inversion in plantar flexion and Er of the leg beyond anatomical constraints
What is the most common ligament injured in ankle sprains?
- up to 73% of injuries involve the ATFL
What is the primary restraint to inversion moment when the ankle is in a plantar flexed ?
The ATFL
Ottawa ankle rules
Ankle: pain in the malleolar zone (AND)
- tenderness at the posterior aspect of the tip of lateral mall. OR
- tenderness at the posterior aspect of the tip of the medial mall, OR
- inability to bear weight immediately and in er
Ottawa foot rules
Foot: Pain in the mid foot zone (AND)
- tenderness at 5th metatarsal base, OR
- tenderness at the navicular bone, OR
- inability to bear weight immediately or in ER
Characteristics of a Grade 1 ankle sprain .
- no loss of function, no ligamentous laxity
- (-) anterior drawer and Talar tilt
- rom decreased by five degrees or less
- recovery 7.2 days
Characteristics of a grade 2 ankle sprain.
- some loss of function, some ligamentous laxity
- (+) anterior drawer, (-) talar tilt,
- decreased rom by >5 degrees , but less than 10
- recovery time 15 days
Characteristics of a grade 3 ankle sprain
- near total loss of function,
- (+) anterior drawer and talar tilt
- recovery: 3A- 30.7 days
- recovery: 3B - 55.4 days
What two functional outcome measures have the strongest evidence for use when examining ankle sprains?
- FAAM
- LEFS
How strong is the evidence to support the single leg hop test when evaluating a patient in the post acute period for ankle sprains?
Moderate evidence to use single leghop test
- diagonal, lateral and direction changes
What tests should not be used for ankle sprains?
Shuttle run,Cocontraction,Up/ down hop,Triple crossover
Single limb hurdle, single limb fwd hop for distance, single limb 6 m hop for time, single limb 30 m hop for time
What is the evidence to support Manual therapy for ankle sprains?
Moderate evidence for:
- stm, joint mobilizations, lymphatic drainage, anterior to posterior talar mobs
Evidence for cryotherapy in ankle sprains?
Strong evidence to support intermittent applications
Should you use ultrasound to treat ankle sprains?
Strong evidence against the use of US
What is the level of evidence for electro therapy and laser therapy for ankle sprains?
Conflicting evidence for both
- do not use
CPR for manual therapy and ankle sprains
- symptoms worse when standing
- symptoms worse in the evening
- navicular drop> 5 mm
- distal tibfib joint hypomobility
Can you recommend lace up braces for prevention of ankle sprains?
- yes, studies support reduced incidence by a factor of 2-3 regardless of sex, age, BMI, competition level
What nerves can be injured with a grade 2- 3 inversion sprain?
Fibular and tibial nerves can show denervation