Flexion and extension refer to directions of motion that affect the angle of a joint. Flexion is when the joint is closed, while extension is when it is opened. Flexion and extension are the two ...

Todd S Ellenbecker, Physiotherapy Associates Scottsdale Sports Clinic, 9917 North 95th Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, USA; ellenbeckerpt{at}cox.net Background: Tennis requires repetitive ...

To illustrate this process, consider the dysfunction of the right knee of the young man (SR) with cerebral palsy spastic diplegia (Video 3). One can readily appreciate from the video presentation that ...

The success of a total knee replacement largely depends on accurate balancing of flexion and extension gaps in the sagittal plane. The general technique to achieve this is to resect the same amount of ...