Your patient was casted and presents with limited plantarflexion range of motion (ROM) at the talocrural joint. What associated movements at the superior tibiofibular joint would you expect to be limited?
a. Cephalic fibular glide and medial rotation
b. Cephalic and posterior fibular glide
c. Caudal fibular glide and lateral rotation
d. Caudal and anterior fibular glide
ANS: D
The proximal tibiofibular joint moves with talocrural motion. During plantarflexion, the fibula glides caudal and anteriorly, and in dorsiflexion, the fibula glides cephalad and posteriorly.
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