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Anterior Impingement Test of the Ankle

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Demonstration of the ankle impingement sign[1]
  • Impingement Sign
  • Forced Dorsiflexion Sign
  • Impingement Sign Ankle
  • Ankle Impingement Test

Purpose

  • Test for impingement of the talocrural joint of the Ankle Joint

Description

  • Patient is seated with legs hanging off the table facing examiner
  • Grasp the calcaneus with one hand placing the thumb over the anterolateral ankle
  • the other hand grasps the forefoot
  • Bring the patient from a plantarflexed position to a dorsiflexed position
  • Positive test
    • Pain reproduced from thumb pressure against joint
    • Pain is greatest in dorsiflexion

Pathology

Evidence

Anterior Ankle Impingement Syndrome

  • Flynn et al
    • Sensitivity: 94.8% [2]
    • Specificity: 88%
    • LR- = .06
    • LR+ = 7.9

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Image courtesy of thestudentphysicaltherapist.com, "Impingement Sign"
  2. ↑ Flynn TW, Cleland JA, Whitman JM. Users' guide to the musculoskeletal examination: fundamentals for the evidence based clinician. United States; Evidence in Motion:2008.
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John Kiel on 28 July 2019 03:28:08
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