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dorsiflexion

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dorsiflexion [ˌdɔːsɪˈflɛkʃən]
n
(Medicine) Med the bending back of a part, esp the hand or foot or their digits
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Noun1.dorsiflexion - the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)
flexion, flexure - act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
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DeSilva discovered that early humans during this span have dorsiflexion ranges similar to those of modern humans, and couldn't have climbed trees in quite the same way as chimps do, if they climbed at all.
Our ancestors were poor climbers by Asian News International
Factors that have been suggested to influence outcome following ankle fracture include fracture management (Hancock et al 2005, Lash et al 2002, Makwana et al 2001, Phillips et al 1985, Rowley et al 1986), fracture severity (Beris et al 1997, Broos and Bisschop 1991, Hancock et al 2005, Kennedy et al 1998, Zenker and Nerlich 1982), and ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (Hancock et al 2005).
Pain and dorsiflexion range of motion predict short- and medium-term ... by Lin, Chung-Wei Christine; Moseley, Anne M.; Herbert, Robert D.; Refshauge, Kathryn M. / Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
The injury mechanism was an acute valgus and dorsiflexion stress, similar to that described in previous reports of midtarsal joint subluxation involving navicular tuberosity avulsion and anterior calcaneal fracture.
Salvage arthrodesis for fracture-dislocation of the cuneonavicular ... by G C Kang and I S Rikhraj / Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
 
 
 
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