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Table 1 Mean medial meniscal extrusion (MME) across the six loading phases

From: Sonographic evaluation of the degree of medial meniscal extrusion during Thessaly test in healthy knees

Positions

Mean (mm)

Standard deviation (mm)

Supine

2.3

0.5

Standing

2.8*

0.8

5° flexion, internal rotation (IR)

2.3

0.9

5° flexion, external rotation (ER)

2.4

0.7

20° flexion, internal rotation (IR)

1.9**

0.8

20° flexion, external rotation (ER)

2.3

0.7

  1. *Maximum amount of extrusion
  2. **Minimum amount of extrusion
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Chiropractic & Manual Therapies

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