for Perthes foot

1. Medial Ankle Structures
• Major Ligament
complex is called the
Deltoid Ligament.
• It is the strongest of the
ankle ligaments

2. d
Subtalar joint
– The subtalar joint is a
synovial, bicondylar
compound joint consisting of
two separate, modified ovoi
surfaces with their own joint
cavities (one male and one
female)

3. HISTORY TAKING
• Take a HISTORY
– What is the patient’s chief complaint?
– Pain?
• Where? When? How bad? What is it like?
• What makes it better?
• What makes it worse?
– Acute Injury vs. Chronic
– Progression of Symptoms?
HISTORY TAKING: Background
Information
• Any Previous Injuries
• Past Surgical History
• Past Medical History
• Medications
• Allergies
• Social History
– Work situation (laboring type job?)
– Home situation

4. Examination of the foot and
ankle
STEPS in the PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Consent
Privacy
Exposure
Gait analysis
Obsevation
Palpation
Range of motion
Neurovascular assessment
Special tests