Goniometry: Knee Flexion
Anatomical Movement[edit | edit source]
Knee flexion
Testing position[edit | edit source]
Patient is in prone with test-side ankle off plinth and leg in extension.
Goniometer Placement[edit | edit source]
AXIS LOCATION | STATIONARY ARM | MOVEMENT ARM |
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lateral epicondyle of the femur | along the femur to the greater trochanter | along the fibula to lateral malleolus |
Expected Findings[edit | edit source]
Expected range of motion in prone is 135 degrees