Term #1,571
extension
Claim Term
extension
Origin matter
Knee Prosthesis
Reference Case 1
OPT-13
Date Added
12/8/21
Created
12/8/21, 4:51 PM
Modified
8/8/22, 8:04 PM
Full Desc
As used herein, “extension” refers to the act of unbending a joint, especially a bone joint, or two bone segments. The counteraction of flexion. (Search "flexion" on wordhippo.com. WordHippo, 2021. Web. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021. Modified.) Extension may include the act of moving parts of a joint from a flexed state to an extended state and may be expressed in terms of degrees of the extension and/or flexion. The range of degrees available to express the state of extension and/or flexion may depend on the range of motion for a particular joint.