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Genu recurvatum

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An abnormally increased extension of the knee joint, so that the knee can bend backwards. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9580896 ]

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Genu recurvatum

Synonyms
  • Back knee
  • Genu recurvata
  • Knee hyperextension
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hposlim_core

layperson term
Back knee [ ORCID : 0000-0001-6908-9849 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/genu_recurvatum ]

layperson term
Knee hyperextension [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/genu_recurvatum ORCID : 0000-0001-6908-9849 ]

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Individuals with genu recurvatum may experience knee pain, display an extension gait pattern, and have poor proprioceptive control of terminal knee extension.

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HP:0002816

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