LE (Lower leg, Ankle, & Foot)

Question 1

Morton’s Metatarsalgia usually occurs between the ____ and ____ toes

Answer 1

3rd and 4th

Question 2

What special test is used to provoke Morton’s Metarsalgia?

Answer 2

Interdigital Neuroma test

Question 3

Square foot

Answer 3

1st and 2nd metatarsals are the same length, the rest gradually decrease in size

Question 4

Mortons or Greek foot

Answer 4

The 2nd metatarsal is longer than the 1st and 3rd; 4th and 5th are shorter than the 3rd.

Question 5

Egyptian foot

Answer 5

1st metatarsal longer than the 2nd. 3rd - 5th progressively decrease in length

Question 6

Hallus Valgus

Answer 6

Results from medial deviation of the head of the 1st metatarsal bone

Question 7

Claw toe

Answer 7

• Hyperextension at the MTPJ
• Flexion at the PIP
• Flexion at the DIP

Question 8

Hammer toe

Answer 8

• Extension at MTPJ
• Flexion at the PIP
• DIP could be straight, flexed or hyperextended

Question 9

Mallet toe

Answer 9

-Flexion deformity at the DIP

Question 10

Turf toe is a _______ injury

Answer 10

hyperextension

Question 11

What are some causes of exostosis?

Answer 11

overuse, excessive pressure from poor-fitting shoes, or trauma

Question 12

What is Haglund’s deformity?

Answer 12

a bony enlargement on the back of the heel that most often leads to painful bursitis

Question 13

What is Tailor’s Bunion?

Answer 13

a bony enlargement located on the head of the 5th metatarsal bone

Question 14

What are some common overuse injuries of the lower leg, ankle, and foot?

Answer 14

Tendinopathies
Shin splints
Stress fractures
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome

Question 15

What four tendons are commonly involved in tendinopathies of the foot and ankle?

Answer 15

Achilles
Posterior Tibialis
Peroneal Brevis
Peroneal Longus

Question 16

What special test confirms a ruptured Achilles Tendon?

Answer 16

Thompson Test

Question 17

What are some characteristics of Sinus Tarsi Syndrome?

Answer 17

pain at the lateral side of the ankle and a feeling of instability

Question 18

T or F: Eversion sprain are the most common type of sprain

Answer 18

FALSE!

Inversion sprains are most common

Question 19

*Explain the difference between a grades I, II, and III ankle Sprain

Answer 19

Grade I - Stretched anterior talofibular ligament. No instability
Grade II - Partial tear of the anterior talofibular ligament and calcaneofibular ligament. None to little instability
Grade III - Complete tear of the anterior talofibular ligament, calcaneofibular ligament and posterior talofibular ligament. Definite instability

Question 20

*What is plantar fasciitis?

Answer 20

Heel pain, usually experienced along the plantar aspect of the heel at the insertion of the plantar fascia on the medial tubercle of the calcaneus.