Edmund M. Kosmahl, PT, EdD

Department of Physical Therapy - University of Scranton

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GONIOMETRY WEB SITE

HIP MEDIAL (INTERNAL) ROTATION

|| Intro. || || Upper Ext. || || Lower Ext. || || Spine || || TMJ ||

hip medial (internal) rotation picture

Test Position

Subject sitting on table
knee flexed
Stabilize distal thigh
medially (internally) rotate hip

Normal Range

44.0^o + or - 4.3^o (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
40.0^o(American Medical Association)
47.3^o (mean), 6.0^o (standard deviation), (Boone and Azen)

Goniometer Alignment

Axis – center of patella
Stationary arm – aligned vertically
Moving arm – aligned with leg (crest of tibia)

Normal End Feel

Capsular

|| Intro. || || Upper Ext. || || Lower Ext. || || Spine || || TMJ ||

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