TY - JOUR
T1 - Normal ranges of popliteal angle in children
AU - Katz, Kalman
AU - Rosenthal, Alex
AU - Yosipovitch, Zvi
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - Measurement of the popliteal angle is used to assess hamstring contracture in children with cerebral palsy. The popliteal angle in 482 normal children, 1-10 years of age, was measured. Using a 360° goniometer, the popliteal angle was measured with the hip held at 90° flexion to indicate hamstring muscle tightness. Between the ages of 1 and 3 years, the mean angle was 6° (range, 0-15). At age 4, the angle rose to 17° in girls and 27° in boys (range, 5-45). At s=5 years the mean angle was 26° with little change (range, 0-50). A popliteal angle of >50° in the above age groups indicates abnormal hamstring tightness.
AB - Measurement of the popliteal angle is used to assess hamstring contracture in children with cerebral palsy. The popliteal angle in 482 normal children, 1-10 years of age, was measured. Using a 360° goniometer, the popliteal angle was measured with the hip held at 90° flexion to indicate hamstring muscle tightness. Between the ages of 1 and 3 years, the mean angle was 6° (range, 0-15). At age 4, the angle rose to 17° in girls and 27° in boys (range, 5-45). At s=5 years the mean angle was 26° with little change (range, 0-50). A popliteal angle of >50° in the above age groups indicates abnormal hamstring tightness.
KW - Normal ranges
KW - Popliteal angle
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U2 - 10.1097/01241398-199203000-00014
DO - 10.1097/01241398-199203000-00014
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AN - SCOPUS:0026500813
SN - 0271-6798
VL - 12
SP - 229
EP - 231
JO - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
JF - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
IS - 2
ER -