Locked Knee

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locked knee

A disorder of the knee joint that prevents the leg from being fully extended, usually resulting from damage to the semilunar cartilage.

locked knee

Etymology: AS, loc + cneow

a condition in which the knee is fixed in either a flexed or an extended position, often caused by longitudinal splitting of the medial meniscus. Also called trick knee.

Locked Knee

A knee limited in its range of movement by a loose joint body or ‘mouse’, a meniscus—usually medial—tear, or patellofemoral derangement

locked knee

Trick knee A knee limited in its range of movement by a loose joint body or 'mouse', a meniscus–usually medial–tear, or patellofemoral derangement

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Trick Knee			A knob located on the side of each joint will switch the joints into one of three functional modes: automatic stance/swing, constant free knee motion, and constant locked knee extension. Engineering design review of stance-control knee-ankle-foot orthoses by Yakimovich, Terris; Lemaire, Edward D.; Kofman, Jonathan / Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development Loss of passive extension is suggestive of a locked knee. Knee injuries are probably one of the most common orthopaedic ... by Walters, J. / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD Incorrect treatment of these issues leads to further complication like locked knees, which develop to make up for the lack of strength in the lower legs. Physical Therapy Treatments - How Physiotherapy Is Used in the ... by Mike Ashley / Health care industry community			localizer image localizing symptom locally advanced cancer locant location location, practice locator lochia lochiocolpos lochiometra lochiometritis lochiopyra lochiorrhagia lochiorrhea lochioschesis loci Locilex lock Lock and Key Model lock forceps lock ups lock-stitch suture pattern Lockdown Locke's solution Locked in Syndrome Locked Knee locked lung locked twins locked-in syndrome locking gate locking point locking stifle locking-loop suture pattern Lockiophobia lockjaw lockpin locks locky loco locoism locomotion Locomotive locomotor locomotor ataxia locoregional locoweed locular loculate loculation locule loculus			Locked Away locked bite locked bite locked bite Locked Closed locked down locked down locked down locked down locked down locked groove Locked High Radiation Area locked horns locked horns locked horns locked horns locked horns Locked in Locked in Locked in Locked in Locked In Interest Rate Locked In Interest Rates Locked in Syndrome locked into locked into locked into locked into locked into Locked Intramedullary Flexible Osteosynthesis Locked Knee Locked Limit Down Locked Limit Up Locked Limits Down Locked Limits Up locked lung Locked market Locked Markets Locked nucleic acid locked occlusion locked occlusion locked occlusion locked occlusion Locked On Locked On Locked On Locked On Locked On Locked Open locked oscillator Locked Out Locked Out Locked Out Locked Out Locked Out locked phone Locked Rotor Amperage Locked Rotor Current Locked Rotor Torque locked twins Locked Up

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