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Loose Packed Joints
Loose Packed Joint Positions
| Joint: | Position: |
|---|---|
| Facet (spine) | Midway between flexion and extension |
| TMJ | Mouth slightly open (freeway space) |
| Glenohumeral | 55* abduction, 30* horizontal adduction |
| Acromioclavicular | Arm resting by side in normal physiological position |
| Ulnohumeral (elbow) | 70* flexion, 10* supination |
| Radiohumeral | Full extension, full supination |
| Proximal radioulnar | 70* flexion, 35* supination |
| Distal radioulnar | 10* supination |
| Radiocarpal (wrist) | Neutral with slight ulnar deviation |
| Carpometacarpal | Midway between abduction/adduction and flexion/extension |
| Metacarpophalangeal | Slight flexion |
| Interphalangeal | Slight flexion |
| Hip | 30* flexion, 30* abduction, slight lateral rotation |
| Knee | 25* flexion |
| Talcrural (ankle) | 10* plantarflexion, midway between maximum inversion and eversion |
| Subtalar | Midway between extremes of ROM |
| Midtarsal | Midway between extremes of ROM |
| Tarsometatarsal | Midway between extremes of ROM |
| Metatarsalphalangeal | Neutral |
| Interphalangeal | Slight flexion |