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Crossed-Leg Test

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Crossed-Leg Test

  • Indications
  1. Ankle Sprain evaluation for High Ankle Sprain
  • Patient Position
  1. Patient sits in a chair
  2. Cross the affected leg over the opposite knee
  3. Applies pressure to proximal fibula of affected leg
  1. Pain at distal ankle suggests Syndesmotic Injury
  • References
  1. Kiter (2005) Foot Ankle Int 26:187-8 [PubMed]