locked knee


locked knee

a condition in which the knee lacks full extension and flexion because of internal derangement, usually the result of a torn meniscus.
A knee limited in its range of movement by a loose joint body or ‘mouse’, a meniscus—usually medial—tear, or patellofemoral derangement

locked knee

Trick knee A knee limited in its range of movement by a loose joint body or 'mouse', a meniscus–usually medial–tear, or patellofemoral derangement

lock·ed knee

(lokt nē) A condition in which the knee lacks full extension and flexion because of internal derangement, usually the result of a torn medial meniscus.