Loose Packed/Closed Packed Positions LE

Question 1

hip

Answer 1

Loose: 30 flexion, 30 abduction, slight lateral rotation
Closed: ligamentous – full extension, abduction, and IR ; bony – 90 flexion, slight abduction, and slight ER

Question 2

knee

Answer 2

Loose: 25 degrees
Closed: full extension

Question 3

talocrual joint

Answer 3

Loose: mid-inversion/eversion and 10 degrees PF
Closed: full dorsiflexion

Question 4

subtalar joint

Answer 4

Loose: mid-way between extremes of ROM with 10 PF
Closed: full inversion

Question 5

midtarsal

Answer 5

Loose: mid-way between extremes of ROM
Closed: full supination

Question 6

tarsometatarsal

Answer 6

Loose: mid-way between supination and pronation
Closed: full extension

Question 7

metatarsophalangeal (MTP)

Answer 7

Loose: neutral (10 degrees extension)
Closed: full extension

Question 8

interphalangeal

Answer 8

Loose: slight flexion
Closed: full extension