Talar Tilt Test

This video demonstrates the Talar Tilt Test. View the complete foot and ankle examination learning module at https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/fammed-modules/

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English captions by Jade Cheng from the University of Michigan

The talar tilt test assesses for both anterior
talofibular ligament and calcaneofibular ligament

stability.

With the foot slightly plantarflexed, brace
the heel and invert the foot.

Repeat on the opposite side and compare degrees
of inversion.

Inversion of more than twenty three degrees,
or more than five degree difference, is a

positive test and indicative of anterior talofibular
and calcaneofibular ligament injury.