Loose- and Close-Packed Positions

Question 1

hip resting position

Answer 1

30 degrees flexion
30 degrees abduction
Slight external rotation

Question 2

hip close-packed position

Answer 2

Full extension, slight abduction & IR

- Most stable position – ligs in tension

Question 3

hip maximal congruence (where you find maximum contact btw articular surface of a joint)

Answer 3

Flexion, abduction & ER

Question 4

talo-crural joint - resting position

Answer 4

10 degree PF

Question 5

talo-crural joint - close-packed position

Answer 5

Full DF

Question 6

subtalar joint resting

Answer 6

mid-range pronation/supination

Question 7

subtalar joint - close-packed

Answer 7

EROM supination/pronation

Question 8

metatarsophalangeal joint - resting position

Answer 8

slight ext

Question 9

metatarsophalangeal joint - close-packed position

Answer 9

full ext

Question 10

interphalangeal joint - resting

Answer 10

slight flex

Question 11

interphalangeal joint - close-packed

Answer 11

full ext

Question 12

knee (tibiofemoral) - close-packed

Answer 12

full ext and ER

Question 13

knee (tibiofemoral) - resting

Answer 13

30 flex