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Podiatry and Medical - Set 2

Category - Podiatry Part II

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If a football player in the emergency room displays a positive anterior drawer test that becomes negative if the knee is internally or externally rotated, which of the following has ruptured?
  1. Anterior cruciate ligament
  2. Fibula
  3. Fibular (lateral) collateral ligament
  4. Posterior cruciate ligament
Explanation
Answer − A − If a football player in the emergency room displays a positive anterior drawer test that becomes negative if the knee is internally or externally rotated, the anterior cruciate ligament has ruptured. In the anterior drawer test, the patient’s tibia is pulled forward and anterior tibial displacement reveals rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament.
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