ARDMS Review Questions: Quiz 71

Which of the following best describes a negative Thompson test?
- a. The calf is squeezed and the foot should plantarflex in a patient who does not have a complete tear of the Achilles tendon
- b. The calf is squeezed and the foot should not plantarflex in a patient who does not have a complete tear of the Achilles tendon
- c. The Achilles tendon is squeezed and the foot should plantarflex in a patient who does not have a complete tear of the Achilles tendon
- d. The Achilles tendon is squeezed and the foot should not plantarflex in a patient who does not have a complete tear of the Achilles tendon

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