A 43-year- old man is brought to the emergency department 1 hour after forcible eversion of his left foot while jogging on uneven ground. Walking is limited by pain. He rates the pain as 7 on a 10-point scale. His vital signs are within normal limits. Physical examination shows tenderness and swelling over the lateral malleolus. An x-ray of the left lower extremity shows a fracture of the fibula just above the distal tibiofibular articulation. Contraction of which of the following muscles most likely caused this patient's pain at the fracture? A ) Extensor digitorum longus B ) Fibularis (peroneus) longus C) Fibularis (peroneus) tertius D) Flexor digitorum longus E) Tibialis anterior F) Tibialis posterior

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A 43-year- old man is brought to the emergency department 1 hour after forcible eversion of his left foot while jogging on uneven ground. Walking is limited by pain. He rates the pain as 7 on a 10-point scale. His vital signs are within normal limits. Physical examination shows tenderness and swelling over the lateral malleolus. An x-ray of the left lower extremity shows a fracture of the fibula just above the distal tibiofibular articulation. Contraction of which of the following muscles most likely caused this patient's pain at the fracture?

A ) Extensor digitorum longus

B ) Fibularis (peroneus) longus

C) Fibularis (peroneus) tertius

D) Flexor digitorum longus

E) Tibialis anterior

  1. F) Tibialis posterior
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