| Joint | Closed-packed position | Open-packed position |
| Vertebral | full extension | midway between flexion and extension |
| sternoclavicular | arm fully elevated | arm resting by the side of the body |
| acromioclavicular | arm abduction to 90° | arm resting by the side of the body |
| Glenohumeral | Fully horizontal ABD & Full ER | 60° abduction with 30° horizontal adduction with no rotation |
|
Elbow Humeroulnar Huemroradial proximal Radioulnar Distal radioulnar |
Full extension with full supination 90° flex with with 5° supination Full extension with 5° supination 5° supination |
70° Flex with 10° supination Full extension with Full supination 70° Flex with 35° supination 10° supination |
| Radiocarpal joint/ ulnocarpal | Full extension & Radial deviation | Neutral position (midway between flexion and extension with slight ulnar deviation) |
| Intercarpal | full extension | Neutral with slight flexion and slight ulnar deviation |
| carpometacapal | full opposition | midway between flexion and extension |
|
MCP joints 2-5 1 |
Full extension Full extension |
slight flexion and ulnar deviation slight flexion |
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