Blinded investigators used a goniometer to measure fixed flexion deformity (FFD) at an average 3-year postoperative follow-up period for non-navigated knees and 1-year follow-up for navigated knees.

Patients with a fixed flexion contracture should be carefully evaluated and educated on stretching exercises and how to gain extension, according to a presenter at the Current Concepts of Joint ...

Thomas' Test for Fixed Flexion Deformity of the Hip First check for lumbar lordosis. With the patient lying supine, try to place your left hand, palm up, between the patient's low back and the table.

At baseline, study participants in both the single-center and multicenter analyses had a fixed flexion deformity of at least 20 degrees of the MP or PIP joints in at least 1 finger.

The surgery helped her stand on her feet once again. “She had severe pain and swelling in the legs. On examination, she was found to have an 80-degree fixed flexion deformity in her right knee.