| Special Test |
Tests for... |
Positive (+) Test |
| Compression (Squeeze) | fracture of the tibia and/or fibula | pain elicited in the fibula and/or tibia around fracture site |
| Percussion (Bump) | fractures (including stress) of the tibia | pain elicited in the tibia around fracture site |
| Anterior Drawer (Clunk) | ATF/CF laxity | increased laxity and pain, palpable "clunk" under the ankle mortise |
| Kleiger's | rotary damage to deltoid; sydesmosis | laxity, medial/lateral pain over deltoid or sydesmosis |
| Talar Tilt (Inversion) | damage to CF | pain, increased laxity |
| Talar Tilt (Eversion) | damage to deltoid | pain, increased laxity |
| Thompson | achilles tendon rupture/damage | lack or decreased PF |
| Tinel's Sign | nerve pathology of posterior tibial nerve @ posterior medial malleolus | tingling, pain, parasthesia along nerve distribution |
| Homan's Sign | Deep Vein Thrombosis/phlebitis (DVT) | burning, aching, general pain within calf |
