Foot and Ankle Practice Questions PDF

## Ankle and Foot Questions 1. A female UM student presents with posterolateral ankle pain and swelling after beginning to train for a trail running race. There was no memorable event. She is relatively new to running, but has been a court athlete her entire life with a past musculoskeletal history...

## Ankle and Foot Questions 1. A female UM student presents with posterolateral ankle pain and swelling after beginning to train for a trail running race. There was no memorable event. She is relatively new to running, but has been a court athlete her entire life with a past musculoskeletal history of patellofemoral pain and ankle sprains. You most likely suspect: a) peroneal subluxation b) acute fibular fracture c) superficial peroneal nerve involvement d) grade II ankle sprain 2. You begin working with a patient recovering from a fibular fracture on a balance and proprioception program and have started with standing on one foot, eyes open for 30 seconds for 5 repetitions. Your patient finds this too easy, yawns and tells you they are bored. What would be a logical progression? a) unilateral stance balancing on a rocker board set up to emphasize dorsiflexion/plantarflexion control b) unilateral stance balancing on a rocker board set up to emphasize inversion/ eversion control c) standing on one foot while performing reaching movements d) standing on a rocker board and tossing a ball with you (the therapist) 3. Which of the following muscles control eversion of the foot and ankle during weight acceptance of gait? a) Fibularis tertius b) Tibialis posterior c) Fibularis brevis d) Extensor digitorum longus 4. You are treating an individual 14 weeks post-Achilles tendon repair. What is the best exercise to be doing at this point? a. Standing single leg heel raise with external resistance, 3x12 reps b. Dorsiflexion stretching, 4 reps of 30 second holds c. Red theraband plantarflexion, 3 sets of 15 repetitions d. Red theraband dorsiflexion, 3 sets of 15 repetitions 5. I am treating someone with a Grade II ankle sprain from 72 hours ago. Typical intervention at this stage is: a. Edema control, grade III posterior talocrural glide/mobilizations, red theraband 3 sets of 12 reps daily for dorsiflexion b. Rocker board balance in single leg stance medial/lateral, cariaco exercises c. Immobilization in a boot, protected weight bearing. Ice 6x/day. d. Edema control, grade III anterior talocrural glide/mobilizations, red theraband 3 sets of 12 reps daily for dorsiflexion e. 6. A soccer player has pain on the lateral aspect of her foot with a gradual onset that is reproduced with a hop test and resisted plantarflexion and eversion. You suspect _____ and will relatively unload this structure by: a. Fibularis brevis tendinopathy; placing a lateral wedge under the lateral foot b. Fibularis tertius tendinopathy; placing a lateral wedge under the lateral foot c. Fibularis longus tendinopathy; placing a medial wedge under the medial foot d. Fibularis brevis tendinopathy; placing a medial wedge under the medial foot