{"id":1306,"date":"2010-12-04T15:12:33","date_gmt":"2010-12-04T15:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/thomsons-test\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T16:08:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T16:08:38","slug":"thomsons-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-examination-of-the-lower-extremities\/the-foot-and-the-ankle\/thomsons-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomson&#8217;s Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">This test is performed if a rupture of the <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Achilles tendon<\/strong><\/span> is suspected.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/124602384?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Procedure<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Ask the patient to kneel on an easy chair or on the examination table with the feet dangling over the edge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Squeeze the muscle belly of both the left and right <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>triceps surae muscles<\/strong><\/span> <em><strong>[Figure 137]<\/strong><\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span class=\"jce_caption\" style=\"display: inline-block; color: #003366;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1305\" style=\"margin: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/LowerExtrem_le-fig-137.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/LowerExtrem_le-fig-137.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/LowerExtrem_le-fig-137-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><strong><span style=\"width: 400px; display: block;\">Figure 137<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">In the case of an intact Achilles tendon, plantar flexion of the foot will occur. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">However, in the case of a completely ruptured Achilles tendon, this movement will be absent.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This test is performed if a rupture of the Achilles tendon is suspected. 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