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Ankle External Rotation Test
Aka: Ankle External Rotation Test, Syndesmotic Stress Test- Indications
- Suspected Syndesmotic Sprain of the ankle
- Technique
- Patient sits on exam table with knee flexed over edge of table
- Examiner stabilizes leg proximal to ankle
- Examiner uses other hand to grasp plantar foot and dorsiflex
- Rotate foot externally relative to tibia
- Interpretation
- Pain on external rotation suggests Syndesmotic Sprain