Loose and Closed Packed Positions of Joints Flashcards
Vertebral loose packed position
midway between flexion and extension
Vertebral closed pack position
max extension
tempomanibular loose packed position
jaw slightly opened
tempomanibular closed packed position
max retrusion (mouth closed and teeth clenched) or max anterior position with mouth slightly opened
sternoclavicular loose packed position
arm resting by side
sternoclavicular closed packed position
arm maximally elevated
acromioclavicular loose packed position
arm resting by side
acromioclavicular closed packed position
arm abducted to 90 degrees
glenohumeral loose packed position
55-70 degrees abduction, 30 degrees horizontal adduction, neutral roation
glenohumeral closed packed position
max abduction and ER
Elbow humeroulnar open packed position
70 degrees flexion and 10 degrees supination
elbow humeroulnar closed packed position
full extension and supination
elbow humeroradial open packed position
full extension and supination
elbow humeroradial closed packed position
90 degrees flexion and 5 degrees supination
forearm proximal radioulnar loose packed position
70 degrees flexion and 35 degrees supination
forearm proximal radioulnar closed packed position
5 degrees supination and full extension
forearm distal radioulnar loose packed position
10 degrees supination
forearm distal radioulnar closed packed position
5 degrees supination
radioulnar carpal loose packed position
neutral with slight ulnar deviation
radioulnar carpal closed packed position
full extension and radial deviation
hand midcarpal loose packed position
neutral with slight flexion and ulnar deviation
hand midcarpal closed packed position
full extension
hand carpometacarpal 2-5 loose packed position
midway between flexion and extension
hand carpometacarpal 2-5 closed packed position
full oppoisition
trapeziometacarpal loose packed position
midway between flexion and extension and between abduction and adduction
trapeziometacarpal closed packed position
full opposition
metacarpalphalangeal loose packed position
first mcp: slight flexion
MCP 2-5: slight flexion and ulnar deviation
metacarpalphalangeal closed packed position
first MCP: full extension
MCP 2-5: full flexion
interphalangeal loose packed position
proximal IP: 10 degrees flexion
Distal IP: 30 degrees flexion
interphalangeal closed packed position
full extension
Hip loose packed position
30 degrees flexion 30 degrees abduction slight lateral rotation
Hip closed packed position
ligamentous: full extension, abduction, IR
bony: 90 degrees flexion, slight abduction, slight ER
Full extension and ER
Knee Loose packed position
25 degrees knee flexion
Talocrural loose packed position
mid inversion/ eversion and 10 degrees PF
Talocrural closed packed position
Full DF
Subtalar loose packed position
midway between extremes of ROM with 10 degrees PF
Subtalar closed packed position
Full innversion
Midtarsal loose packed position
midway between extremes of ROM with 10 degrees PF
Midtarsal closed packed position
full supination
tarsometatarsal loose packed position
midway beteen supination and pronation
tarsometatarsal closed packed position
full supination
metatarsal phalangeal loose packed position
neutral (extension 10 degrees)
metatarsal phalangeal closed packed position
full extension
interphalangeal loose packed position
slight flexion
interphalangeal closed packed position
full extension