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Ankle/Foot
Ortho
Question | Answer |
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What does a positive anterior drawer test of the ankle indicate? | ATF tear (anterior talofibular ligament) |
What does inversion of the ankle test? | calcaneofibular ligament |
Proximal fibular fx w/ syndesmosis injury | Maisonneuve fracture |
What 2 tests do you use to assess a syndesmosis injury? | squeeze test, external rotation test |
An ankfle injury showing tibiofibular widening, "clear space" | Syndesmosis injury |
Tx for stable sprain | air stirrup |
tx for unstable sprain | casting |
dorsal disloction of the proximal base of the 2nd metatarsal when the foot is placed in extreme plantar flexion w/ an axial load | Lisfranc fracture |
fracture of the metatarsal shaft within 1.5cm of the tuberosity | Jones Fx |
what test is used to assess tarsal tunnel syndrome? | dorseflexion-eversion test |
what nerve is compressed in tarsal tunnel syndrome? | posterior tibial nerve |
What is the main factor in causation of plantar fasciitis? | over use |
Caused by collagen degeneraton from repetitive microtears of the plantar fascia | plantar fasciitis |
pain and parstehesia aslong 3rd and 4th toe; inc w/ lateral compression | Morton's neuroma |
Organism involved in puncture woulnds | pseudomonas originosa |
tx for cellulitis | quinolone (1st generation) |
gout tx for underexcretors | Probenecid |
drug of choice for tophaceous gout | allopurinol (caution renal impairment) |
What test checks for achliles tendon rupture | thompsom test |