Lecture 6 Anterior Leg

Question 1

Ankle (talocrural) Joint

Synovial (hinge)
Distal tibia + distal fibula = (XXX)
Trochlea of the talus
More stable during (XXX)

Answer 1

Synovial (hinge)
Distal tibia + distal fibula = malleolar mortise
Trochlea of the talus
More stable during dorsiflexion

Question 2

4 of them
Medial Ankle Deltoid Ligament

Answer 2

Question 3

Answer 3

Question 4

Clinical note: The (XXX) ligament is so strong that during forcible (XXX), avulsion of medial malleolus will occur. Often occurs with (XXX) – together called (XXX) fracture

Answer 4

Clinical note: The deltoid ligament is so strong that during forcible eversion, avulsion of medial malleolus will occur. Often occurs with fibular fracture – together called Pott’s fracture