Foot And Ankle Clinical Conditions Flashcards
1
Q
What group of people is hallux valgus common in?
A
Middle aged women
2
Q
What are 2 common mechanisms for achille’s tendon rupture?
What tests for it?
A
Fall on outstretched dorsiflexed foot
Forceful push off
Thompson’s (Simmonds)
3
Q
What is the common ligament damaged in an inversion sprain?
What is another complication?
A
Anterior talofibular ligament
Avulsion fracture of 5th MT - fibularis brevis attached to 5th MT
4
Q
What’s 2 structures are overstretched to cause flat foot?
What happens to the talus head as a result?
Which muscle may dysfunction as a result?
A
Plantar calcaneonavicular
Plantar aponeurosis
Displaced inferomedially
Tibialis posterior
