Kniezone
Kniezone is a term used in biomechanics and sports medicine to describe a functional framework for understanding knee function in terms of discrete zones of load, motion, and tissue demand. The term derives from Knie, the German word for knee, and zone, and it emphasizes the knee as a segmented system in which different regions dominate movement and load at different ranges of motion.
Within Kniezone, researchers describe three general zones that correspond to typical mechanical states during movement: an
Applications of the Kniezone concept include guiding rehabilitation after knee injuries such as ACL or patellofemoral
The Kniezone framework emerged in biomechanics literature during the 2010s as a descriptive model to supplement
Limitations include subject-specific variability and a lack of consensus on objective thresholds. Nonetheless, Kniezone provides a