Foot, Ankle, and Lower Leg Quiz

1. An athlete training for track performs a daily workout of running uphills. There is a gradual pain that worsens in the posterior aspect of the ankle. What condition do you suspect?
A. anterior talo-fibular ligament sprain
B. plantar fasciitis
C. achilles tendinitis
D. posterior tibial muscle strain

2. Female basketball player experiences a popping sensation on the lateral side of the ankle. Inspection and palpation reveals a structure moving across the lateral malleolus from posterior to anterior. What condition do you suspect?
A. anterior talo-fibular ligament sprain
B. peroneal tendon subluxation
C. tibio-talar subluxation
D. achilles tendon tear

3. A cross-country athlete is experiencing "electric-like" pain in the foot with most of pain located between the 3rd and 4th metatarsals. This pain improves with the removal of shoes. What condition do you suspect?
A. Morton's neuroma
B. plantar fasciitis
C. metatarsal arch sprain
D. metatarsal stress fracture

4. A football player feels like they were kicked in the back of the ankle. The athlete has a positive Thompson test. What condition do you suspect?
A. anterior talo-fibular ligament sprain
B. tibialis anterior tear
C. achilles tendon tear
D. tibial spiral fracture

5. Two soccer players kick each other toe to toe. One player has immediate pain and disability. She has exquisite bony point tenderness over medial aspect of the foot, proximal to the metatarsals. What condition do you suspect?
A. cuboid fracture
B. talar dome fracture
C. navicular fracture
D. cunniform fracture