Your Patient Has a Capsular Pattern, Decreased Joint Play in the Knee

question 8

Multiple Choice

Your patient has a capsular pattern, decreased joint play in the knee, and restricted mobility of the patella after a prolonged period of immobilization following a fracture.Which of the following mobilization techniques can be used to increase knee flexion?

• A)Posterior glide of the tibia on the femur with the tibia positioned in lateral rotation; caudal glide of the patella
• B)Posterior glide of the tibia on the femur with the tibia positioned in lateral rotation; superior glide of the patella
• C)Posterior glide of the tibia on the femur with the tibia positioned in medial rotation; superior glide of the patella
• D)Posterior glide of the tibia on the femur with the tibia positioned in medial rotation; caudal glide of the patella

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