Your Patient Has a Capsular Pattern, Decreased Joint Play in the Knee

Your patient has a capsular pattern, decreased joint play in the knee, and restricted mobility of the patella after a prolonged period of immobilization following a fracture.Which of the following mobilization techniques can be used to increase knee flexion?

A) Posterior glide of the tibia on the femur with the tibia positioned in lateral rotation; caudal glide of the patella
B) Posterior glide of the tibia on the femur with the tibia positioned in lateral rotation; superior glide of the patella
C) Posterior glide of the tibia on the femur with the tibia positioned in medial rotation; superior glide of the patella
D) Posterior glide of the tibia on the femur with the tibia positioned in medial rotation; caudal glide of the patella