Patient
Instructions:Knee Goniometry
Patient
Instructions:
Ask the patient to bend their knee as far as they can. If the patient is able, he/she should also flex at the hip to get complete knee flexion. If the patient cannot flex at the hip this measurement can also be done in the prone position.
Starting Position:
· Patient should be supine with both legs flat on the table.
· The fulcrum is aligned with the lateral epicondyle of the femur.
·
The stationary arm is in line with
the greater trochanter and midline of the femur, the moving arm with the lateral
malleolus and midline of the fibula.
Ending Position:
· Goniometer positioning is same as above.
Normal ROM is 135-150 degrees, the patient in the picture is in 146 degrees of knee flexion.
Patient Instructions:
The patient should simply be lying prone with a towel placed underneath the thigh or foot off the end of the table, to gain full knee extension.
Starting
and Ending Position:
· The patient should be lying prone with both legs flat on the table.
· 
The goniometer positioning for knee
extension is the same as it is for knee flexion.
Normal ROM for knee extension is between 0 and –10 degrees. The patient has –3 degrees of knee extension.