DEX IOT DAY #1 TEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Deltoid Ligament - Answers - Which ligament provides stability to the medial side of the
ankle?
Beneath the Big Toe - Answers - Where are the sesamoid bones located in the foot?
Base of the 1st Metatarsal - Answers - Where does the Peroneus Longus Tendon
insert?
PiTFL (Posterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament) - Answers - What is the strongest
ligament in the ankle syndesmotic ligament complex?
Maisonneuve Fracture - Answers - What is the eponym for an injury consisting of a high
fibula fracture with an associated ankle syndesmosis disruption?
Tibia, Fibula, & Talus - Answers - What three bones make up the ankle joint?
AiTFL, PiTFL, & IOL - Answers - What ligaments make up the ankle syndesmosis?
Calcaneus from the Talus - Answers - The subtalar joint separates the:
20% - Answers - What percentage of ankle fracture cases have a syndesmotic injury?
DIP is flexed in claw toe - Answers - Which of the following is correct regarding a claw
toe deformity?
Hammer Toe - Answers - Hyperextension of the MTP joint, flexion deformity of the PIP
joint, and extension of the DIP joint is indicative of what type of pathologic condition of
the lessor toes?
Inversion of the ankle in plantar flexion - Answers - What is the primary motion
prevented by the anterior talofibular ligament?
Pilon Fractures involve the weightbearing surface of the tibia while ankle fractures do
not - Answers - Which of the following is the classic difference between an ankle
fracture and a pilon fracture?
Watershed Zone - Answers - Where do most Achilles Tendon ruptures occur?
Calcaneus - Answers - A Haglund's deformity can be described as a pathological
overgrowth of which of the following bones?
ANSWERS
Deltoid Ligament - Answers - Which ligament provides stability to the medial side of the
ankle?
Beneath the Big Toe - Answers - Where are the sesamoid bones located in the foot?
Base of the 1st Metatarsal - Answers - Where does the Peroneus Longus Tendon
insert?
PiTFL (Posterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament) - Answers - What is the strongest
ligament in the ankle syndesmotic ligament complex?
Maisonneuve Fracture - Answers - What is the eponym for an injury consisting of a high
fibula fracture with an associated ankle syndesmosis disruption?
Tibia, Fibula, & Talus - Answers - What three bones make up the ankle joint?
AiTFL, PiTFL, & IOL - Answers - What ligaments make up the ankle syndesmosis?
Calcaneus from the Talus - Answers - The subtalar joint separates the:
20% - Answers - What percentage of ankle fracture cases have a syndesmotic injury?
DIP is flexed in claw toe - Answers - Which of the following is correct regarding a claw
toe deformity?
Hammer Toe - Answers - Hyperextension of the MTP joint, flexion deformity of the PIP
joint, and extension of the DIP joint is indicative of what type of pathologic condition of
the lessor toes?
Inversion of the ankle in plantar flexion - Answers - What is the primary motion
prevented by the anterior talofibular ligament?
Pilon Fractures involve the weightbearing surface of the tibia while ankle fractures do
not - Answers - Which of the following is the classic difference between an ankle
fracture and a pilon fracture?
Watershed Zone - Answers - Where do most Achilles Tendon ruptures occur?
Calcaneus - Answers - A Haglund's deformity can be described as a pathological
overgrowth of which of the following bones?
