Your patient injured his ankle when landing with his foot and ankle in an inverted and plantarflexed position. A ligament that limits these motions is torn. Which of the following ligaments would most likely be torn with this type of injury?
a. Posterior talofibular ligament
b. Anterior talofibular ligament
c. Superior fibers of the deltoid ligament
d. Plantar calcaneonavicular ligament
ANS: B
During an inversion sprain, the ligaments of the lateral ankle would be overstressed. The most commonly injured ligament of this complex is the anterior talofibular ligament.
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