Plantarflexion Inversion Test
Other Names
- Plantarflexion/ Inversion Test
- Trepman Test
- Plantar Flexion Inversion Test
- Plantarflexion-Inversion Test
- PFI Test
- Plantarflexion and Inversion Test
- Plantar Flexion and Inversion Maneuver
- Tarsal Tunnel Plantarflexion Test
- Trepman Test
- Plantarflexion Inversion Maneuver
Purpose
- To evaluate the Tarsal Tunnel as the cause of foot and ankle pain
Description
- Place the foot into maximal plantarflexion and inversion
- Hold this position for 10-15 seconds before returning the foot to neutral
- Positive
- Patient develops pain or paresthesia in distal branches of the posterior tibial nerve
Pathology
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
- ↑ Image courtesy of https://stanfordmedicine25.stanford.edu/, "Tarsal Tunnel Exam"
- ↑ Brown, Michael N., et al. "Medial plantar nerve entrapment." Peripheral Nerve Entrapments: Clinical Diagnosis and Management. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. 845-857.