Excessive hyperextension of the knee with weight bearing may indicate:
a. advanced joint degeneration.
b. gout.
c. rotation of the Achilles tendon.
d. weakness of the quadriceps muscle.
D
Genu recurvatum, which is hyperextension of the knee, is a result of quadriceps muscle weak-ness.
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