Book contents
- Orthopaedic Examination Techniques
- Orthopaedic Examination Techniques
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface to 3rd edition
- Foreword to 2nd edition
- Foreword to 3rd edition
- Acknowledgements
- About the authors
- Chapter 1 General Principles of Orthopaedic Clinical Examination
- Chapter 2 Examination of the Shoulder
- Chapter 3 Examination of the Elbow
- Chapter 4 Examination of the Wrist
- Chapter 5 Examination of the Hand
- Chapter 6 Examination of the Peripheral Nerves in the Hand and Upper Limb
- Chapter 7 Examination of the Adult Spine
- Chapter 8 Examination of the Hip
- Chapter 9 Examination of the Knee
- Chapter 10 Examination of the Foot and Ankle
- Chapter 11 Examination of the Brachial Plexus
- Chapter 12 Orthopaedic Examination Techniques in Children
- Chapter 13 Examination of the Spine in Childhood
- Chapter 14 Paediatric Clinical Cases
- Chapter 15 Spine Clinical Cases
- Chapter 16 Upper Limb Clinical Cases
- Chapter 17 Lower Limb Clinical Cases
- Chapter 18 Orthopaedic Cases in the Developing World
- Index
- References
Chapter 10 - Examination of the Foot and Ankle
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 April 2022
Book contents
- Orthopaedic Examination Techniques
- Orthopaedic Examination Techniques
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface to 3rd edition
- Foreword to 2nd edition
- Foreword to 3rd edition
- Acknowledgements
- About the authors
- Chapter 1 General Principles of Orthopaedic Clinical Examination
- Chapter 2 Examination of the Shoulder
- Chapter 3 Examination of the Elbow
- Chapter 4 Examination of the Wrist
- Chapter 5 Examination of the Hand
- Chapter 6 Examination of the Peripheral Nerves in the Hand and Upper Limb
- Chapter 7 Examination of the Adult Spine
- Chapter 8 Examination of the Hip
- Chapter 9 Examination of the Knee
- Chapter 10 Examination of the Foot and Ankle
- Chapter 11 Examination of the Brachial Plexus
- Chapter 12 Orthopaedic Examination Techniques in Children
- Chapter 13 Examination of the Spine in Childhood
- Chapter 14 Paediatric Clinical Cases
- Chapter 15 Spine Clinical Cases
- Chapter 16 Upper Limb Clinical Cases
- Chapter 17 Lower Limb Clinical Cases
- Chapter 18 Orthopaedic Cases in the Developing World
- Index
- References
Summary
Foot and ankle examination begins with the patient standing. Then ask the patient to walk, observing the gait and the three rockers. If the diagnosis is pes planus or pes cavus, the relevant tests can be done at this point of the examination, a single leg tiptoe test or the Coleman block test, respectively. Inspection is then completed by asking the patient to sit and inspect the sole of the foot, between the toes and the shoes. Movements are performed in the joints from proximal to distal or distal to proximal, depending on the underlying pathology.
The chapter looks at a wide variety of pathology and the clinical examination findings related to these cases.
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- Orthopaedic Examination TechniquesA Practical Guide, pp. 172 - 192Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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