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. 2016 Dec 2;475(3):872–880. doi: 10.1007/s11999-016-5180-x

Table 1.

Manual muscle test of the tibialis anterior muscle according to the Medical Research Council scale of muscle strength [1]

Grade Description
0 No contraction of the tibialis anterior muscle
1 Slight contraction of the tibialis anterior muscle is observed, but no joint motion of the ankle
2 Patient can invert and dorsiflex the ankle with gravity eliminated through full ROM
3− Patient can dorsiflex and invert the ankle against gravity through partial ROM
3 Patient can dorsiflex and invert the ankle against gravity through full ROM
4 Patient can dorsiflex and invert the ankle against gravity and moderate resistance
5 Patient can dorsiflex and invert the ankle against gravity and full resistance