hyperextension
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of hyperextension
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The 31-year-old last season criticised his side's management for not clearing him to play after suffering a left knee hyperextension.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Despite his insistence that he was healthy fairly soon after he suffered a left knee hyperextension and bone bruise March 15, Antetokounmpo didn’t play in the last 15 games of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
Schmetzer described the issue as a bone injury, but it’s officially categorized as right knee hyperextension.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
Stevens said Derrick White’s knee injury in Game 7 was just a hyperextension and sprain.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
Congenital dislocations of the shoulder are also seen, owing to faulty development of the glenoid fossa; and at the knee, the leg generally being in extreme hyperextension, the foot sometimes resting on the abdomen.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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