The effect of gender on range of motion (ROM) for knee joint

Abstract

This study was distinguished there is a difference between male and female knee range of motion (ROM). Participants were grouped according to injured and non-injured knees within their gender mostly from ages 15-25 years. A goniometer is used to measure range of motion (in degree) of knee joint. The measurements in this study included the comparison of knee ROM in male injured, male non-injured, females injured, and female non-injured participants..

This results showed that injured females have a more decreased motion of flexion while injured males had a more decreased motion of extension , that compared to a normal ROM of flexion of 140° and an extension of 0°.

The results showed  non-injured females to have an average flexion of  122.7100° and injured females to have an average flexion of 116.0000  and an average extension 2.1200°, The non-injured males to have an average flexion of  125.4500° and the  injured males of our study  had  a flexion   average  of  126.5550°  and average  extension   of 2.0730°.  The  difference between non-injured  females and injured females was 6.71° of flexion  and the  difference between  non-injured  males  and injured  males  was  1.105° of flexion.  When comparing   injured. males to injured females there was a difference of 10.555° of flexion and 0.047° of extension. These results suggest that injured females have a more decreased flexion while injured males have  a more  decreased  extension.