Physio CPD quiz: lower limb injuries

Test your Physio clinical knowledge of lower limb injury and clinical assessment!

What will trigger a positive result for the Straight Leg Raise test?

Only nerve root compromise

Both neural tension or nerve root compromise

Only hamstrings tendinopathy

Only neural tension

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Select the most clinically relevant feature to differentiate hip labral pathology from FAI

Sudden onset of pain

Compression and rotation mechanism of injury

Painful click during activity

Age less than 40 years

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Which clinical features would you expect with a Baker's Cyst?

Please select 2 correct answers

Loss of knee range

Knee pain

Intra-articular effusion

Feeling of tightness across posterior knee

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The Ottawa Ankle Rules can accurately:

exclude an ankle fracture at the time of injury

confirm an ankle fracture at the time of injury

exclude an ankle fracture 5-7 days after injury

confirm an ankle fracture 5-7 days after injury

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Which is NOT a clinical indicator of a Tibial Bone Stress Fracture?

Point tenderness on distal half of medial tibial border

History of bone stress injuries

History of worsening pain over several weeks

Night pain

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You suspect that the Superficial Peroneal nerve (aka. Superficial Fibular nerve) is causing anterior tibial symptoms. Which neural tension tests are appropriate for this nerve?

Please select 2 correct answers

Prone knee bend

Straight leg raise

Slump

Tinel's test

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The presentation of which condition WOULD NOT involve the absence of a Dorsalis Pedis pulse?

Acute compartment syndrome

Thrombophlebitis

Popliteal Artery Entrapment syndrome

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Lower limb 1 - general knowledge

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