Ankle & Foot Injuries MCQ Quiz | Ankle & Foot

Welcome to the Ankle & Foot Injuries MCQ Quiz, specifically designed for MBBS students. This comprehensive assessment will test your knowledge of common and critical injuries affecting the ankle and foot, a high-yield area in orthopaedics. You’ll face questions covering fracture classifications like Weber and Lauge-Hansen, soft tissue injuries such as Achilles tendon ruptures, and specific conditions like Lisfranc and Jones fractures. This quiz is an excellent tool for self-assessment and exam preparation, reinforcing your understanding of diagnosis, key clinical signs, and initial management principles. After submitting your answers, you will receive your score and a detailed review of each question. For your convenience, you can also download all the questions along with their correct answers in a PDF format for offline study.

1. A fracture of the lateral malleolus at the level of the ankle syndesmosis is classified as which type according to the Weber classification?

2. The Thompson test is used to diagnose which of the following conditions?

3. A Jones fracture involves a fracture at which specific location?

4. A “fleck sign” on a foot radiograph is pathognomonic for which injury?

5. Which fracture of the talus has the highest risk of avascular necrosis (AVN)?

6. A Maisonneuve fracture is a combination of a medial malleolus or deltoid ligament injury and what other fracture?

7. The Ottawa Ankle Rules are used to determine the need for:

8. A patient presents with severe heel pain, especially with the first step in the morning. This is a classic symptom of:

9. A decreased Bohler’s angle on a lateral foot X-ray is indicative of a fracture of which bone?

10. A Pilon fracture is an intra-articular fracture of the:

11. The most reliable clinical sign of an acute compartment syndrome in the lower leg is:

12. The Lauge-Hansen classification system describes ankle fractures based on:

13. A “March fracture” is a type of stress fracture most commonly affecting which bone?

14. Tarsal tunnel syndrome involves compression of which nerve?

15. The Chopart joint complex consists of which two articulations?

16. Morton’s neuroma most commonly occurs in the web space between which two metatarsal heads?

17. Sever’s disease (calcaneal apophysitis) typically affects which patient population?

18. A “high ankle sprain” is an injury to which structure?

19. Freiberg’s disease is avascular necrosis of which part of the foot?

20. Which of the following is the most important first step in managing an open (compound) ankle fracture?

21. The “Squeeze Test” is a clinical maneuver used to assess for injury to the:

22. Haglund’s deformity, or “pump bump,” is a bony prominence located on the:

23. In the Gustilo-Anderson classification for open fractures, what defines a Type IIIA fracture?

24. What is the primary pathophysiology behind the development of Charcot foot in diabetic patients?

25. A tillaux fracture is an avulsion fracture of the anterolateral tibial epiphysis, typically seen in which age group?

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