FLexion

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
FL
Pronunciation
/ˈflɛkʃən/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. We can replace this by plaster with the arm in flexion.
  2. A combination of lateral bending plus flexion or lateral bending plus extension strongly increased the maximum shear strains.
  3. For varus rotation, we observed significant increases in instability after FCL sectioning at all flexion angles.
  4. However, nonoperative treatment of the torn medial collateral ligament allows faster restoration of flexion and quadriceps muscle power.
  5. The bend or flexion must never be exaggerated so that it impairs the balance and fluency of the movement.

Other meanings of FL