Dorsiflexion

Focusing on the ankle joint, he determined the angle of "dorsiflexion" - the degree to which the ankle rotates to point the toes upwards. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Point your toes as your legs swing forward this prevents dorsiflexion ❋ Danny Dreyer (2009)

The movements of the joint are those of dorsiflexion and extension; dorsiflexion consists in the approximation of the dorsum of the foot to the front of the leg, while in extension the heel is drawn up and the toes pointed downward. ❋ Unknown (1918)

In dorsiflexion, herefore, greater space is required between the two malleoli. ❋ Unknown (1918)

When these measures are impracticable, the suffering may be relieved by inserting in the boot a rigid metal plate which will prevent any attempt at dorsiflexion in walking. ❋ Alexander Miles (1893)

The lunate may be displaced forward by forcible dorsiflexion of the hand, and forms a projection beneath the flexor tendons; there is usually loss of sensibility in the distribution of the ulnar nerve in the hand. ❋ Alexander Miles (1893)

As the disease progresses, the toe is drawn towards the sole and becomes permanently flexed -- _hallux flexus_ -- and any attempt at dorsiflexion is attended with pain. ❋ Alexander Miles (1893)

# -- This deformity, which consists in a combination of dorsiflexion at the ankle and eversion of the foot, is as common as pure calcaneus (Figs. 148 and 149); the heel is depressed, the sole looks laterally, and its medial border is convex. ❋ Alexander Miles (1893)

Jones divides the tendo Achillis and the flexors of the toes subcutaneously, and maintains the dorsiflexion by excising an oval flap of skin from the front of the ankle. ❋ Alexander Miles (1893)

The navicular (scaphoid) and lunate (semilunar) are those most commonly fractured, usually by indirect violence, by forced dorsiflexion from a fall on the extended hand. ❋ Alexander Miles (1893)

There is a good deal of pain, the grasping power of the hand is impaired, and dorsiflexion is considerably restricted. ❋ Alexander Miles (1893)

This dislocation is usually produced by extreme dorsiflexion of the thumb, whereby the volar accessory (palmar) and the collateral ligaments are torn from their metacarpal attachments, the phalanx carrying with it the volar accessory ligament and sesamoid bones. ❋ Alexander Miles (1893)

There is dorsiflexion at the ankle-joint, and if an attempt is made to flex the foot towards the sole, the extensor tendons stand out prominently. ❋ Alexander Miles (1893)

It may be necessary to give an anæsthetic to obtain the necessary degree of dorsiflexion. ❋ Alexander Miles (1893)

In the _acquired form_, the appearances are different, because the anterior part of the foot is usually flexed towards the sole, thus disguising to a certain extent the dorsiflexion at the ankle. ❋ Alexander Miles (1893)

If, on the other hand, the wrist and fingers are maintained in the attitude of extreme dorsiflexion, the extensors become shortened, and, relieved of strain, they soon begin to respond to the stimuli sent them from the recovering nerve cells. ❋ Alexander Miles (1893)

In players whose dorsiflexion range was under 36.5 degrees, the risk of developing jumper's knee was between 18.5 and 29.4 percent. ❋ Unknown (2011)

At the outset, the researchers measured each player's range of dorsiflexion -- the ability to flex the foot toward the shin. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Within the ranges, researchers found that players' non-dominant legs tended to have lower degrees of dorsiflexion and significantly higher risks of jumper's knee. ❋ Unknown (2011)

A history of two or more ankle sprains was also linked to poorer dorsiflexion in the affected ankle. ❋ Unknown (2011)