Lab 1 - Ankle test

Question 1

What is the Ottawa ankle rule? Briefly describe.

Answer 1

Palpating to see if there is a fracture. A positive test is tenderness with palpation

• along posterior edge of lateral malleolus
• along posterior edge of medial malleolus
• base of 5th metatarsal
• navicular
• inability to weight bear immediately after injury, and 4 steps during initial evaluations

Question 2

What are the tests for an ankle sprain?

Answer 2

• anterior draw test (hold just above ankle, pull heel foward)
• talar tilt test (inversion for lateral sprain, eversion for medial sprains
• kleiger test (hold tibia and fibula, foot and dorsiflexion, externally rotate foot)

Question 3

What is the kleiger test for?

Answer 3

High ankle sprains

Question 4

Explain the inversion talar tilt test.

Answer 4

Hold distal tibia and fibula by applying a posterior pressure. second hand holds calcaneus.

ATFL - foot is into 20 degrees of plantar flexion and inverted
CFL - foot in neutral position and inverted
PTFL - foot is dorsiflexed and inverted