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T & O ANKLE TESTS
Orthopedic Tests for ANkle injuries
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Health Care
Graduate
04/15/2011

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Term
What test is used to diagnose tarsal tunnel syndrome and Stress fractures?
Definition
Tinel's sign
Term
*pop/snap at time of injury
*pain / soreness
*swelling
* Bruising
* Difficulty walking
* stiffness in joint
are all signs of what?
Definition
Ankle Sprain
Term
* intense localized pain
* aggrivated by compression & palpation
* aggrivated by percussion / tuning fork vibration
Are all signs of what?
Definition
Stress fractures
Term
What test is used to determine damage to the posterior talofibular ligament?
Definition
Drawer's foot sign, pulling on tibia
Term
What 2 tests check for injury to the anterior talofibular ligament?
Definition
Drawer's foot sign - push on tibia
Lateral stability test
Term
during drawer's foot sign, if gapping occurs when the tibia is pushed, what ligament has been compromised?
Definition
anterior tibiolateral ligament
Term
during drawer's foot sign, if gapping occurs when the tibia is pulled anteriorly, what ligament has been compromised?
Definition
posterior talofibular ligament
Term
The lateral stability test checks for injury to which two ligaments?
Definition
anterior talofibular
calcaneofibular
Term
The medial stability test checks for damage to which ligament?
Definition
Deltiod ligament
(the medial ligament of the talo-crural joint)
Term
the lateral stability test inverts or everts the foot?
Definition
invert
Term
the medial stability test inverts or everts the foot?
Definition
everts
Term
What test checks for injury to the deltiod ligament?
Definition
medial stability test
Term
What test checks for damage of the anterior talofibular AND calcaneofibular ligaments?
Definition
lateral stability test
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