anterior-ankle-impingement
A 28-year-old professional soccer player presents with a 6-month history of anterior ankle pain. The pain is worst when kicking the ball and squatting to receive a pass. He describes a dull ache at the front of his ankle that becomes sharp at the end of dorsiflexion. Examination reveals tenderness at the anterior joint line and reduced dorsiflexion of 8 degrees compared to 15 degrees on the contralateral side. **Which of the following BEST describes the underlying pathomechanism of this condition?**
Mark each as TRUE or FALSE
Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction with collapse of the medial arch
Repetitive plantarflexion causing posterior capsular stretching
Repetitive dorsiflexion microtrauma causing anterior tibial and talar osteophyte formation
Syndesmotic ligament injury with heterotopic ossification
Osteochondral defect of the talar dome with loose body formation
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