Focused Testlest 2

Question 1

Explain thompson test

Answer 1

-used for determining if theres an achilles rupture
-pt lies supine, clinician squeezes calf, if foot doesn’t plantarflex test is positive

Question 2

Explain cotton test

Answer 2

-used to determine if theres a sprain to the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis
-pts ankle is in neutral, clinician cups calcaneus and talus and stabilizes the lower leg and attempts to translate talus laterally.
-test is positive if pain is increased and theres excessive lateral translation

Question 3

anterior drawer test which ligaments

Answer 3

Primarily the anterior talofibular ligament, secondarily the other ligaments (calcaneofibular, posterior talofibular ligament)

Question 4

Inversion talar tilt assesses which ligament primarily?

Answer 4

Calcaneofibular ligament

Question 5

Kleigers (external rotation test) test tests which ligaments? Pain in what areas distinguishes where the injury is.

Answer 5

-Anterior tibiofibular ligament, posterior tibiofibular ligament, interosseous membrane, and deltoid ligament
-pain in anterolateral portion of ankle=syndesmosis injury, sprain over deltoid ligament= injury to that structure