This unique Knee and Ankle Sports Injury Assessment Trainer by Realityworks has been carefully designed to teach students how to diagnose and test common sports injuries, without the need for a real-life patient. The articulating joints and muscles of this model enable students to gain hands-on, practical experience when assessing a variety of common ligament and tendon tears, including ACL, MCL, anterior talofibular and more. The included curriculum covers both ankle and knee sports injuries.
Additionally, the trainer features life-like articulating joints and muscles, plus a dial to adjust the degree of impact, allowing for personalised assessment and testing scenarios to be created.
This assessment trainer will support students when it comes to evaluating injuries. This assessment trainer provides 3 knee injuries and 4 ankle injuries. The knee settings allow for 3 grades of tears. The ankle settings allow for 4 various grades of injuries. Take a look at the table below for more details.
Joint | Injury | Description | Test |
Knee | ACL | Grades 1-3 of ACL ligament tears | Lachman and Anterior Drawer Tests |
Knee | MCL | Grades 1-3 of MCL ligament tears | Valgus Stress Test |
Knee | LCL | Grades 1-3 LCL ligament tears | Anterior Drawer Test |
Ankle | ATFL | Sprain to anterior talofibular ligament | Anterior Drawer of the Ankle |
Ankle | CFL | Sprain to the calcaneofibular ligament | Talar Tilt Test |
Ankle | Deltoid Ligament | Normal and complete disruption | Eversion Stress Test |
Ankle | Archilles Tendon | Nominal and full rupture | Calf Squeeze Test and Palpation |
The knee and ankle sports injury assessment trainer has the following features:
- Articulating joints
- Ability to turn the model upside-down, sideways and off the edge of a table
- Evaluate 3 knee and 4 ankle injuries
Contents include:
- 1 x Knee and Ankle Sports Injury Assessment Trainer
- Quick start guide
- Downloadable curriculum
- 1-year limited warranty
This knee and ankle training model is ideal for physiologists, athletic trainers, orthopaedic nurses, physiotherapists, sports medicine nurses and more. Did you know we stock Sports and Exercise Charts to support our models?
Example Resources: Knee and Ankle Sports Injury Assessment Trainer Curriculum.