Genu recurvatum

Genu recurvatum

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002816

An abnormally increased extension of the knee joint, so that the knee can bend backwards. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9580896 ]

Synonyms: Genu recurvata Knee hyperextension Back knee

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MEDDRA:10018194 (Genu recurvatum)
UMLS:C0546964

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layperson term

Knee hyperextension [ https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6908-9849 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/genu_recurvatum ]

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Back knee [ https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6908-9849 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/genu_recurvatum ]

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Individuals with genu recurvatum may experience knee pain, display an extension gait pattern, and have poor proprioceptive control of terminal knee extension.

HP:0002816

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Hyperextensibility of the knee