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Ankle-Foot

A basketball player rolls his ankle inward on landing and reports an audible pop followed by rapid lateral swelling and bruising. Which ligament is most likely torn?

AAnterior talofibular ligament
BCalcaneofibular ligament
CPosterior talofibular ligament
DDeltoid ligament
EDistal tibiofibular ligament

Correct — the answer is A

In the classic inversion-plantarflexion mechanism the anterior talofibular ligament fails first and is torn in roughly 90% of lateral sprains. The calcaneofibular ligament is added only in more severe injuries, and the posterior talofibular ligament rarely tears. The deltoid and syndesmotic ligaments involve different mechanisms.

Source: CAQ Sports Medicine — Ankle-Foot / Lateral Ankle Sprain

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