Why is knee rotation important? Does it impact men and women equally?
Many patients believe that the knee joint acts as a hinge, which can only bend and straighten like a door. In reality, the knee is much more complex because the surfaces roll and glide against each other as the knee bends. For women, rotation is a particularly important consideration, as women’s knees rotate more than men’s during deep knee bending.6 So rotation is a key factor in the way your knee functions.
