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Fig. 3

From: Comparison of anterior knee laxity, stiffness, genu recurvatum, and general joint laxity in the late follicular phase and the ovulatory phase of the menstrual cycle

Fig. 3

Position for measurement of genu recurvatum. The subject was placed in a prone position on the bed, with the base of the patella distal to the edge of the bed [26]. The hip joint was set at 0° of internal and external rotation. The basic axis was from the greater trochanter of the femur to the lateral femoral epicondyle, and the translation axis was from the head of the fibula to the lateral malleolus

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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