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ANKLE; instability of ankle
-patient sitting
-examine stabilizes lower ankle and cups heel and pulls up and out
positive: pain and laxity |
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ANKLE; rupture of Achilles tendon
-patient lies prone or has knee bent on chair
-examiner squeezes calf and watches for foot to go into plantar flexion
positive: foot does not move |
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ANKLE; nerve injury
-examine taps anterior and posterior of lateral malleolus
positive: pain, tingling, numbing |
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ANKLE; fracture on the lower leg
-starting away from the injury, examiner squeezes fibula and tibia together going towards injury
positive: pain at sight of injury |
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ANKLE; lower leg fracture
-patient has foot in relaxed position
-examiner stabilizes lower ankle and "bumps" patient's heel with palm of hand
positive: pain in ankle |
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ANKLE; high ankle sprain
-examine places hand on dorsal surface of foot and other hand on lower leg to stabilize
-laterally rotate foot, stressing deltoid ligament
positive: pain |
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ANKLE; fracture
-examiner taps down the tibia
positive: pain |
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ANKLE;
-examiner holds ankle to stabilize and cups heel
-rotate foot side to side in dorsal, neutral, and plantar flexion
positive: pain and laxity |
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ANKLE; (deep vein thrombosis) blood clot
-patient is supine and examiner dorsiflexes foot
-examiner passively raises leg while squeezing calf
positive: pain |
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ANKLE; dropped arch
-patient is seated with feet flat on floor, examiner checks arch
-patient stands and examiner checks if there's changes to arch
positive: arch disappears when standing |
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ANKLE; hallux injury
-examiner's hand on proximal bone to stabilize and other hand on hallux
-move hallux side to side (varus/valgus)
positive: pain and laxity |
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