SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Tenderness between distal tibia and fibulae - ✔✔Common symptom of syndesmosis
sprain
✔✔Anterior ankle swelling - ✔✔Swelling observed at the front of the ankle
✔✔Patient walks on toes - ✔✔Behavior to avoid painful dorsiflexion in syndesmosis
sprain
✔✔Positive side to side talar tilt test - ✔✔Indicates widened mortise in syndesmosis
sprain
✔✔Increased tibiofibular clear space - ✔✔X-ray finding associated with syndesmosis
sprain
✔✔Decreased tibiofibular overlap - ✔✔X-ray finding indicating syndesmosis sprain
✔✔Increased medial clear space - ✔✔X-ray finding relevant to syndesmosis sprain
✔✔Ankle - Sprain Complications - ✔✔Includes recurrence, chronic instability, and
fractures
✔✔Assessing Proprioception - ✔✔Methods include single leg balance test, field
sobriety test, and Y test or Star Excursion Test
✔✔Ankle - Fractures Evidence - ✔✔Hx of severe trauma, deformity, bony tenderness,
crepitus
✔✔Ankle - Fractures Treatment - ✔✔Recognize likelihood, stabilize and transport, X-
ray, reduction, cast, physiotherapy and rehabilitation
✔✔Ottawa Ankle Rules - ✔✔Ankle x-rays needed if pain in malleolar region AND one of
specific conditions
✔✔Bone tenderness at malleolus - ✔✔Condition requiring ankle x-rays according to
Ottawa Ankle Rules
✔✔Inability to weight bear - ✔✔Condition requiring ankle x-rays according to Ottawa
Ankle Rules
✔✔Foot x-rays criteria - ✔✔Needed if pain in midfoot area AND one of specific
conditions
, ✔✔Ankle Rehab - ✔✔Includes activity modification, controlled weight bearing, and
resistance band exercises
✔✔Criteria for Return to Sport - ✔✔Includes full pain-free ROM, normal strength,
normal proprioceptive function, and healed injured ligament
✔✔Use of Tape or Brace - ✔✔Consideration for support during recovery
✔✔Hyperhydrosis - ✔✔Excessive sweating.
✔✔Blisters - ✔✔Fluid-filled sacs on the skin.
✔✔Calluses - ✔✔Thickened areas of skin due to friction.
✔✔Ingrown hair - ✔✔Hair that grows back into the skin.
✔✔Fungal infections - ✔✔Infections caused by warmth, moisture, and contamination.
✔✔Tinea Corporis - ✔✔Fungal infection of the body.
✔✔Tinea Capitis - ✔✔Fungal infection of the scalp.
✔✔Tinea Cruris - ✔✔Fungal infection of the groin.
✔✔Tinea Pedis - ✔✔Fungal infection of the feet.
✔✔Tinea Unguium - ✔✔Fungal infection of nails and nail beds, not responsive to topical
treatment.
✔✔Bacterial Infections - ✔✔Infections caused by direct and indirect contact, divided into
staphylococcus, streptococcus, bacillus.
✔✔Calcaneus - ✔✔Heel bone, weight-bearing, achilles tendon insertion.
✔✔Metatarsals - ✔✔Long bones in the foot.
✔✔Phalanges - ✔✔14 per foot, bones of the toes.
✔✔Pes cavus - ✔✔High arch foot posture.
✔✔Pes planus - ✔✔Flatfooted, low arch foot posture.