Hip Sagittal ROM: Detailed Explanation

Choose this next for narrated angle checkpoints, pelvis-relative markings, movement reversals and total hip excursion.

30° flexion
Heel strike
Foot flat
Midstance
Heel off
Toe off
Feet adjacent
Tibia vertical
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Hip flexion / extension (°)

Femur relative to pelvis

+ Flexion− Extension
Maximum flexion: approximately 30°Minimum angle: approximately 10° extension
-20-100°1020304050020406080100Heel strikeFoot flatMidstanceHeel offToe offFeet adjacentTibia verticalHeel strikeFLEXIONEXTENSIONHip angle (°)Percent of gait cycle
Gait cycle: 0%
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Explanations and references

Sagittal Plane Kinematics → ROM → Hip

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The hip angle is measured from the drawn figure relative to the pelvis.

Learning objectives

Follow hip flexion and extension from heel strike to the next heel strike on a synchronized graph.

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