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The supine position is a position of the body is lying down with the face up.It is opposed to the prone position which is face down. Using terms defined in the anatomical position, the posterior is down and anterior is up.
Knee examination During a knee examination there are several tests done while the patient is in the supine position: Other examinations The supine position is also used for other examinations including an internal autopsy and cardiovascular assessment. See also Links supine position | ||||||||
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