Range of motion of the knee
A normal range of motion at the knee includes flexion, extension and a small amount of hyperextension.
"...patients with joint hypermobility run an elevated risk of both graft re-rupture and contralateral ACL rupture."
Knee range of motion, showing that the normal knee may slightly hyperextend - in this case to -6 degrees.
Forum discussions
- "trapped in "grey" area lax ACL" - A patient explains about lax ACL after an hyperextension event..