Goniometry: Wrist Flexion: Difference between revisions
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== Testing position == | == Testing position == | ||
Patient is | Patient is seated with elbow flexed to 90 degrees and wrist over the edge of a table or plinth with forearm in pronation | ||
== Goniometer Placement == | == Goniometer Placement == | ||
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!MOVEMENT ARM | !MOVEMENT ARM | ||
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| | |over lateral triquetral bone | ||
|parallel with | |parallel with ulna | ||
| | |parallel with longitudinal axis of 5th metacarpal | ||
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== Expected Findings == | == Expected Findings == | ||
Expected range of motion is | Expected range of motion is 75 degrees | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 11:30, 23 January 2019
Anatomical Movement[edit | edit source]
Wrist flexion
Testing position[edit | edit source]
Patient is seated with elbow flexed to 90 degrees and wrist over the edge of a table or plinth with forearm in pronation
Goniometer Placement[edit | edit source]
| AXIS LOCATION | STATIONARY ARM | MOVEMENT ARM |
|---|---|---|
| over lateral triquetral bone | parallel with ulna | parallel with longitudinal axis of 5th metacarpal |
Expected Findings[edit | edit source]
Expected range of motion is 75 degrees
