a.
To determine: The type of load that is placed on the lower extremity when the examiner laterally pulls the ankle while medially pushing on the knee at the time of assessing the knee collateral ligaments.
Introduction: Knee is the largest and complex joint in the body. The knee articulates the femur of the thigh bone to tibia of the shin bone. Apart from this, smaller bones like fibula and patella also constitutes to the knee joint.
b.
To determine: The side of the knee that undergoes tensile stress when the examiner laterally pulls the ankle while medially pushing on the knee at the time of assessing the knee collateral ligaments.
c.
To determine: The side of the knee that undergoes compressive stress when the examiner laterally pulls the ankle while medially pushing on the knee at the time of assessing the knee collateral ligaments.
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