Ankle Joint
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Description[edit | edit source]
Anatomy[edit | edit source]
Articulating Surfaces[edit | edit source]
Ligaments & Joint Capsule
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Muscles[edit | edit source]
Function[edit | edit source]
Motions Available[edit | edit source]
Talocrural Joint is a uniaxial hinge joint which has just 1° of Motion
Dorsiflexion 0° - 20°
Plantarflexion 0° - 50°
Closed Packed Position[edit | edit source]
Maximum Dorsiflexion
Open Packed Position[edit | edit source]
10 ° Plantarflexion
Function[edit | edit source]
Clinical Examination[edit | edit source]
Pathology/Injury
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Physiotherapeutic Techniques[edit | edit source]
Procedures[edit | edit source]
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Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]
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- Lower extremity function during gait in participants with first time acute lateral ankle sprain compared to controls.
- Lower extremity coordination and symmetry patterns during a drop vertical jump task following acute ankle sprain.
- Inter-joint coordination strategies during unilateral stance 6-months following first-time lateral ankle sprain.
- Single-leg drop landing movement strategies 6 months following first-time acute lateral ankle sprain injury.
- Lower Limb Landing Biomechanics in Subjects with Chronic Ankle Instability.
- Effect of Tape on Dynamic Postural Stability in Subjects with Chronic Ankle Instability.
- Immediate weight-bearing after ankle fracture fixation.
- Assessment of standing balance in patients after ankle fractures.
- [1]Increased treatment durations lead to greater improvements in non-weight bearing dorsiflexion range of motion for asymptomatic individuals immediately following an anteroposterior grade IV mobilisation of the talus.
- [2]Patient-Based and Surgical Risk Factors for Thirty-Day Post-operative Complications and Mortality Following Ankle Fracture Fixation in Hospitalized Patients.
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