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| Palpable on ball of foot. Metatarsophalangeal joint is most frequently involved in gout and bunions. |
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| Move proximally along medial border of foot, next large bony prominence is navicular tubercle. |
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| Medial side immediately proximal to navicular, midway between medial malleolus and navicular tubercle. Invert/evert forefoot - motion between talus and navicular is palpable. |
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| From head of talus probe proximally to Medial Malleous |
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| Proximal lateral border of foot. |
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| Located at distal end of fibula extends further distally and is more posterior than the medial malleolus. |
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| Move laterally and palpate each by placing thumb on plantar surface and index finger on dorsal surface. |
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| Move laterally and palpate each by placing thumb on plantar surface and index finger on dorsal surface. Arch makes first and fifth heads more prominent. |
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| Proximal to styloid process of fifth metatarsal. |
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| From calcaneus palpate distally along medial arch, if you press firmly you can feel the 2 sesamoid bones that lie within the flexor hallucis brevis tendon. Sesamoids distribute WB pressure and provide a mechanical advantage for the flexor tendon of the great toe, esp at toe off. |
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| Just inferior to the medial malleolus. |
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| soft tissue depression between medial malleolus and Achilles tendon. (tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, artery (posterior tibial), nerve (tibial), flexor hallucis longus. |
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| Lies just behind the tibialis posterior tendon, to palpate have patient flex toes against resistance and feel motion immediately behind the post tib just above medial malleolus. |
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| Lies on posterior aspect of ankle joint deep to other muscles and CANNOT BE PALPATED. |
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| Lies between tendons of FDL and FHL, to palpate press gently into the soft tissue space behind the tibialis posterior and FDL tendons with the foot relaxed, NWB, and tendons on a slack. |
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| Most prominent and medial of TDH. To palpate have patient dorsiflex and invert, palpate from ankle joint distally onto medial aspect of base of 1st metatarsal and the first cuneiform bones and prosimally. Palpate muscle belly proximally on lateral side of tibial shaft. |
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| Immediately lateral to tibialis anterior tendon and is prominent with big toe extension. Palpate along dorsum of foot to insertion into base of distal phalanx of big toe. |
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| Extensor Digitorum Longus |
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| Lies lateral to EHL. Palpate with toes extended where it crosses ankle joint and distal to ankle where it divides into four parts. |
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| Lies between the EHL and EDL tendons. Is absent 12-15% of time. |
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| Anterior Talofibular Ligament |
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| First of 3 lateral collateral ligaments to stress and sprain with inversion and plantar flexion. Area of tendon is most easily palpated in the sinus tarsi. Ligament itself IS NOT DISTEINCTLY PALPABLE – if sprained generally palpable swelling and tenderness. |
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| Have patient actively evert and plantar flex foot, tendons pass just behind the lateral malleolus, as pass calcaneus they are separated by the peroneal tubercle. Palpate brevis to insertion on the styloid process. |
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| Lies between the anterior surface of the tendon of Achilles and the bare posterior superior angle of the calcaneus. Locate by pinching the soft tissue anterior to the Achilles tendon. |
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| Lies between the insertion of the Achilles tendon and the overlying skin. Locate by lifting the skin posterior to the tendon – the bursa lies directly between your fingers. |
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| Hyperextension of the metatarsophalangeal and distal interphalangeal joint; flexion of proximal interphalangeal joint. Second toe most usually affected. |
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| Hyperextension of the metatarsophalangeal joints; flexion of the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints. |
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| Soft found between toes due to moisture; hard in areas of excessive pressure. |
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| Medial and lateral aspect of great toe involved where anterior corners of nail dig into surrounding skin. |
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