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Background: A condition of the knee bending forward too far beyond the locking position is called hyperextended knee. It occurred primarily as a birth defect but can be augmented with high-impact events, and these predisposing factors in athletes bring about risk to the lower limb. Although this injury is painful, it is easy to treat if it is spotted sooner especially picked up during Joints’ Functional screening.
Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of hyperextended knee among older adults.
Method: Four hundred healthy volunteers between the ages of 40 to 60 years participated in this study. In order to measure severity of knee hyper-extension among participants, plinth measurement scale (self-created) was used.
Results: Aapproximately 38% of participants had patchy flexibility limitation and 90% of the 38% had knee hyperextension issues.
Conclusion: This study revealed the prevalence of knee joint hyperextension in older adults and as population is aging all over the world, treatment of this malposition of the knee in older adults should be considered as a priority.
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