When a patient gets up from sitting position which of the following events takes place in his knee joint?
Correct Answer: Medial rotation of femur on a fixed tibia
Description: Physiological locking occurs in extension when the femur is internally (medially) rotated on a fixed tibia.
Locking is a mechanism that allows the knee to remain in the position of full extension as in standing without much muscular efforts and is caused by quadriceps femoris.
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