Palpation

Question 1

Medial tubercle of calcaneus

Answer 1

• Lay their foot with toes point up
• Go to the heel and come down until you feel where the heel drops down a bit

Question 2

Metatarsal heads

Answer 2

• Right where the toes end at the top part
• DO this for all toes

Question 3

Base of 5th Metatarsal

Answer 3

• Go down the sideline of the pinky toe until you feel hard bony part around the middle

Question 4

Navicular

Answer 4

• Go down the inside line of the big toe about halfway until you find a bony lump

Question 5

ATFL

Answer 5

• With patients toes pointing up
• Just above the maleolis in the foot on the pinkie side

Question 6

CFL

Answer 6

• With patients toes pointing up
• Just sideways of the maleolis in the foot on the pinkie side

Question 7

PTFL

Answer 7

• With patients toes pointing up
• Just underneath the maleolis in the foot on the pinkie side

Question 8

Anterior Inferior Tibiofibula Ligament (AITFL)

Answer 8

• With patients toes pointing up
• Quite a bit above the maleolis around the middle

Question 9

Deltoid ligament complex

Answer 9

• On the big toe side of the maleolis above the maleolis slightly towards the leg

Question 10

Ankle Joint line

Answer 10

• Get them to plant their foot on the bed / 80 degrees of knee flexion
• Palpate around joint line of the foot go around the whole foot

Question 11

Achilles mid portion and insertion

Answer 11

• Patient in prone with feet coming off the bed
• Find the little cord part right on the end of the foot and palpate until it inserts into calcaneus

Question 12

Tibial tuberosity

Answer 12

• Patient in supine with knee flexed
• The front of the inferior part of their patella

Question 13

Inferior pole of patella

Answer 13

• Inferior part of patella

Question 14

Patella tendon

Answer 14

The patella

Question 15

Knee Anterior joint line

Answer 15

• Joint line of patella coming around laterally and medially

Question 16

Quads tendon

Answer 16

• Tendon that touches with your quads part of patella

Question 17

Medial femoral epicondyle

Answer 17

• Medial part of knee

Question 18

MCL

Answer 18

• Runs down medial part of knee in diagnol line

Question 19

Lateral femoral epicondyle

Answer 19

• Lateral part of knee

Question 20

LCL

Answer 20

• Runs down lateral part of knee in diagnol line

Question 21

Hamstring tendons

Answer 21

• Patient lying in prone
• Palpate around hamstrings

Question 22

Heads of Gastrocnemius

Answer 22

• Palpate calf

Question 23

Pes anserine

Answer 23

• Look for bony lump below patella near tibiofemoral joint

Question 24

Greater trochanter

Answer 24

• Patient in supine with legs straight
• Come down the outside of their hip around where their shorts line is

Question 25

Iliac crest

Answer 25

• The top part of their hip
• Best to do in standing

Question 26

ASIS

Answer 26

• Come around the front of their iliac crest at top of their hip

Question 27

Pubic synthesis

Answer 27

• Get them to work down from their belly button until they feel bony pelvis part

Question 28

Ischial tuberosity

Answer 28

• Patient lying in prone
• The bit just under their bum and push it down and up