Week 6- Lower Leg Common Clinical Presentations Flashcards
PART 1: COMMON CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS AND FRACTURE SCREENING
PART 1: COMMON CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS AND FRACTURE SCREENING
Lower Leg Common Clinical Presentations
- Lower Leg Fractures
- Structural Abnormalities
- Hallux Rigidus
- Ankle Sprains
- Chronic Ankle Instability (CAI)
- (Anterior) Ankle Impingement Syndrome
- Achilles Tendon Tear/ Rupture
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Metatarsalgia
- Interdigital Neuroma
What are the Ottawa Ankle Rules? (3)
- Bony tenderness along distal 6 cm of posterior edge of fibula or tip of lateral malleolus
- Bony tenderness along distal 6 cm of posterior edge of tibia/tip of medial malleolus
- Inability to bear weight both immediately after injury and for 4 steps during initial evaluation
What are the Ottawa Foot Rules? (3)
- Bony tenderness at the base of 5th metatarsal
- Bony tenderness at the navicular
- Inability to bear weight both immediately after injury and for 4 steps during initial evaluation
What are 2 other ways to screen for fracture, but are less accurate and useful?
- Tuning Fork
- Ultrasound
-Tuning fork is better for identification of ________ fractures and less accurate for _______ fractures.
- transverse
- stress
Ways to describe fractures.
- Open vs. Closed
- Anatomic site & extent
- Type: complete vs. incomplete
- Alignment of fragments
- Direction of fracture lines
- Special features
- Associated abnormalities (dislocation, subluxation, soft tissue injury)
- Special types (stress fracture, pathological fractures, bone graft fractures)
PART 2: FRACTURES
PART 2: FRACTURES
What are the (3) traumatic fracture areas in the lower leg?
- Distal Tibia/Fibula
- Hindfoot
- Midfoot/Forefoot
Distal Tib-Fib Fractures:
- What is a common MOI?
- What are the (6) types of distal tib-fib fractures?
-Axial or rotational loading
- Unimalleolar (medial OR lateral malleolus)
- Bimalleolar (medial AND lateral malleolus)
- Trimalleolar (Both malleoli AND posterior rim of tibia)
- Tibia/Fibula shaft fracture
- Comminuted fracture at distal tibia
- Intra-articular fractures
Hindfoot Fractures:
-What are the (2) fractures of the hindfoot and their MOI?
Calcaneous Fx
-Common MOI: fall from height
Talus Fx (worse prognosis) -Common MOI: forced ankle DF
Midfoot/Forefoot Fractures:
-What are the (3) common midfoot/forefoot fractures?
- Navicular
- Metatarsal
- Phalangeal
Navicular Fractures:
- Dorsal avulsion at _______ attachment.
- Tuberosity/body fractures.
- ______ fractures are common with insidious onset in WB athletes.
- deltoid attachment
- Stress fractures
Metatarsal Fractures:
- Common MOI?
- What type of fracture is common at 2nd-4th mets?
- What type of fracture is common at 5th met?
- Common MOI: direct trauma
- Spiral common at 2nd-4th
- Avulsion at 5th (some stress)
Phalangeal Fractures:
-Common MOI?
-stubbing and direct trauma
List these fracture sites in order from most recommended time of immobilization to least:
- Fibula
- Toes
- Metatarsal
- Fibula (7-8 weeks)
- Metatarsal (4-6 weeks)
- Toes (3-4 weeks)
Pediatric Physeal Fractures:
List the first 5 types of pediatric physeal fractures and a way to remember them.
- Type 1 (physis) = S (straight)
- Type 2 (metaphysis/physis) = A (above)
- Type 3 (epiphysis/physis) = L (lower)
- Type 4 (epiphysis/metaphysis/physis) = T (through)
- Type 5 (crush injury of physis) = R (rammed)
SALTR
Pediatric Physeal Fractures: Type VI (Rang’s): involves \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_/\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of physis Types VII-IX (Ogden’s): do not directly involve physis, though may disrupt \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
- perichondral ring/periosteum
- blood supply
ORIF is common for types ___ and ___ physeal ankle fractures.
-Types 3 and 4
What are the prognostic factors for pediatric physeal fractures? (5)
- Worse prognosis if >1 week prior to reduction.
- Larger gap
- Gap >/=3mm for type 1 and 2
- Younger patients
- Higher risk of physis arrest in types 3-5.
- Types __ and __ physeal fractures are typically casted 4-6 weeks following reduction
- Type __ and __ are in a long leg NWB cast weeks 1-4, and a boot from week 5-8.They are NWB first 2 weeks.
- Type __ if recognized early, may be managed with removal of affected physis f/b fat graft.
- Types 1 and 2
- Types 3 and 4
- Type 5
PART 3: STRUCTURAL ABNORMALITIES
PART 3: STRUCTURAL ABNORMALITIES
What are the lower leg structural abnormalities?
- Talipes Equinovarus
- Rearfoot varus
- Rearfoot valgus
- Forefoot varus
- Forefoot valgus
- Pes planus
- Pes cavus
- Hallux Valgus
Talipes Equinovarus:
- “_________”
- Does it affect males or females more?
- What is it characterized by?
- “clubfoot”
- males > females
- Characterized by plantarflexed heel, inversion STJ/varus rearfoot, metatarsal adduction/varus forefoot
Rearfoot Varus/Valgus:
- Rearfoot varus: ________ of the calcaneus with the subtalar in neutral (limited ________)
- Rearfoot valgus: ________ of the calcaneus with the subtalar in neutral (excessive _______ and limited ________)
- Varus: Inversion of the calcaneus with neutral subtalar (limited pronation)
- Valgus: Eversion of the calcaneus with neutral subtalar (excessive pronation and limited supination)
Forefoot Varus/Valgus:
-Forefoot varus: ________ of the forefoot on the hindfoot with the subtalar joint in a neutral position
Forefoot valgus: ________ of the forefoot on the hindfoot with the subtalar joint in a neutral position
- -Varus: Inversion of the forefoot on the hindfoot with neutral subtalar
- Valgus: Eversion of the forefoot on the hindfoot with neutral subtalar
Pes Planus/Cavus:
- Pes planus: ______
- Pes cavus: longitudinal arches accentuated
-flat foot
Hallux Valgus:
- ______ deviation of 1st metatarsal and lateral deviation of great toe.
- What are the gait implications of hallux valgus?
- medial
- Collapse of the medial arch, navicular drop, position of pronation during push-off = less rigid foot
PART 4: HALLUX RIGIDUS
PART 4: HALLUX RIGIDUS
What is Hallux Rigidus?
-Arthropathy of the great toe characterized by pain, swelling, and abnormal bone growth at the dorsal aspect of the 1st MTP.
What is seen during Hx of someone with Hallux Rigidus?
- Arthropathy
- Trauma/injury to articular surface of distal metatarsal
- Repetitive great toe extension
Hallux Rigidus Symptomology:
- _________ onset, __________
- 1st MTP pain, especially with what activities?
- Insidious onset, progressive
- Great toe extension (walking up hill, stair ambulation, terminal stance
Hallux Rigidus Physical Examination:
- Limited great toe ______ ROM at the MTP.
- _______/_______/_______ to the dorsal 1st MTP.
- extension
- Abrasion/swelling/tenderness