Closed vs Loose packed

Question 1

What is the close- packed position of the facet joints?

Answer 1

Extension

Question 2

What is the close- packed position of the glenohumeral joint?

Answer 2

Abduction and ER

Question 3

What is the close- packed position of the temporomandibular joint?

Answer 3

Clenched teeth

Question 4

What is the close- packed position of the Acromioclavicular joint?

Answer 4

Arm abducted to 90 degrees

Question 5

What is the close- packed position of the sternoclavicular joint?

Answer 5

Maximum shoulder elevation

Question 6

What is the close- packed position of the Ulnohumeral (elbow) joint?

Answer 6

Extension

Question 7

What is the close- packed position of the Radiohumeral joint?

Answer 7

Elbow flexed 90 degreesForearm supinated 5 degrees

Question 8

What is the close- packed position of the Proximal and distal radioulnar jiont?

Answer 8

5 degrees of supination

Question 9

What is the close- packed position of the radiocarpal joint?

Answer 9

Extension w/ radial deviation

Question 10

What is the close- packed position of the trapeziometacarpal joint?

Answer 10

Full opposition

Question 11

What is the close- packed position of the Metacarpophalangeal joint (thumb)?

Answer 11

Full opposition

Question 12

What is the close- packed position of the metacarpophalangeal joint (fingers)?

Answer 12

Full flexion

Question 13

What is the close- packed position of the interphalangeal joint?

Answer 13

Full extension

Question 14

What is the close- packed position of the hip joint?

Answer 14

Full extension, IR, and Abduction

Question 15

What is the close- packed position of the knee joint?

Answer 15

Full extension, ER, and rotation of the tibia

Question 16

What is the close- packed position of the talocrural joint (ankle)?

Answer 16

Maximum dorsiflexion

Question 17

What is the close- packed position of the subtalar, midtarsal, and tarsometatarsal joints?

Answer 17

Full supination

Question 18

What is the close- packed position of the metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joint?

Answer 18

Full extension

Question 19

What is the loose- packed position of the facet (spine) joints?

Answer 19

Midway b/t flexion and extension

Question 20

What is the loose- packed position of the temporomandibular joint?

Answer 20

Mouth slightly open

Question 21

What is the loose- packed position of the Glenohumeral joint?

Answer 21

55 degrees to 70 degrees abduction30 degrees horizontal abduction, rotated so that the forearm is in the transverse plane

Question 22

What is the loose- packed position of the acromioclavicular joint and sternoclavicular joint?

Answer 22

Arm resting by side, shoulder girdle in the physiological position

Question 23

What is the loose- packed position of the ulnohumeral joint?

Answer 23

70 degrees elbow flexion, 10 degrees forearm supination

Question 24

What is the loose- packed position of the radiohumeral joint?

Answer 24

Full extension & full supination

Question 25

What is the loose- packed position of the proximal radioulnar joint?

Answer 25

70 degrees elbow flexion and 35 degrees forearm supination

Question 26

What is the loose- packed position of the distal radioulnar joint?

Answer 26

10 degrees of forearm supination

Question 27

What is the loose- packed position of the radiocarpal (wrist) joint?

Answer 27

Midway b/t flexion and extension

Question 28

What is the loose- packed position of the trapeziometacarpal joint?

Answer 28

Midway b/t abduction-adduction and flexion-extension

Question 29

What is the loose- packed position of the metacarpophalangeal (thumb) joint?

Answer 29

Slight flexion

Question 30

What is the loose- packed position of the metacarpophalangeal (fingers) joint?

Answer 30

Slight flexion w/ slight ulnar deviation

Question 31

What is the loose- packed position of the interphalangeal joint?

Answer 31

Slight flexion

Question 32

What is the loose- packed position of the hip?

Answer 32

30 degrees flexion30 degrees abductionSlight ER

Question 33

What is the loose- packed position of the knee?

Answer 33

25 degrees flexion

Question 34

What is the loose- packed position of the talocrural joint (ankle)?

Answer 34

10 degrees plantarflexion, midway b/t maximum inversion and eversion

Question 35

What is the loose- packed position of the subtalar joint?

Answer 35

Midway b/t extremes of inversion and eversion

Question 36

What is the loose- packed position of the midtarsal and tarsometatarsal joint?

Answer 36

Midway b/t the extremes of ROM

Question 37

What is the loose- packed position of the Metarsophalangeal joint?

Answer 37

Neutral

Question 38

What is the loose- packed position of the interphalangeal joint?

Answer 38

slight flexion