Manual of Structural Kinesiology
Manual of Structural Kinesiology
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ISBN: 9781259870439
Author: R .T. Floyd, Clem W. Thompson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To list: The plane in which the given movements occur and its axis of rotation.

Introduction: The largest diarthrodial joint present in the body is the knee joint and it is a complex joint. The movements associated with the knee joints include extension, flexion, internal rotation, and external rotation. There are three planes associated with these movements at the knee joints, namely sagittal, frontal, and transverse or horizontal.

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 MovementPlaneAxis of rotation
a.Extension of the leg at the kneeSagittalFrontal
b.Flexion of the leg at the kneeSagittalFrontal
c.Internal rotation of the leg at the kneeHorizontalVertical
d.External rotation of the leg at the kneeHorizontalVertical

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