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The plantar fascia can tear or rupture when jumping or falling from a height. Patients with this injury are likely to experience sharp pain, bruising, and swelling around the heel of their foot as well their arch.
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Plantar fascia
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Posterior talofibular ligament tears are also due to inversion injuries, so they would present similarly with reduced ability to weight bear, pain and tenderness laterally. However, this is less common than an
anterior talofibular ligament tear.
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Posterior talofibular ligament
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In inversion injuries of the ankle, the most common ligament group affected is the lateral ligament complex. Within that, the most commonly damaged ligament is the anterior talofibular ligament. Patients experience pain and inflammation, just like the patient in this scenario.
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Anterior talofibular ligament
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The lateral collateral ligament is part of the knee joint, not the ankle joint, so whilst a patient with a lateral collateral ligament injury would have reduced ability to weight bear, they would not have pain and tenderness of the ankle like the patient in this question.
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Lateral collateral ligament
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Deltoid ligament tears are very rare and usually happen after eversion injuries or if there is direct trauma to the ankle. Patients with deltoid ligament tears similarly experience a reduced ability to weight bear, but they also have pain and swelling over the medial aspect of their ankle.
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Deltoid ligament
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Foot fractures
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A 17-year-old male presents to A&E with a painful right foot. He states that he was playing football and landed heavily on his right foot and that it rolled inwards. On examination, he has a reduced ability to weight bear on the right foot, and there is swelling and pain, particularly over the lateral aspect of the foot.

Which ligament is most likely to be torn?
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