Open AccessThe benign hypermobile joint syndrome
Author(s) -
Jessee E. Forrest,
Owen Duncan S.,
Sagar Kiran B.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
arthritis & rheumatism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1529-0131
pISSN - 0004-3591
DOI - 10.1002/art.1780230914
Subject(s) - joint hypermobility , mitral valve prolapse , medicine , auscultation , ehlers–danlos syndrome , cardiology , connective tissue , arthritis , hypermobility (travel) , surgery , pathology , mitral valve , physical therapy
Benign hypermobility as defined by a modification of the Carter‐Wilkinson criteria was found in 31 of 637 healthy blood donors, a prevalence of 5%. No increased prevalence of arthritis/arthralgia or characteristics suggestive of Ehlers‐Danlos syndrome other than a possible familial predisposition were found when these 31 hypermobile subjects were compared to an age and sex matched two‐for‐one control group. Cardiac evaluation by auscultation, electrocardiogram, and echocardiogram showed no increased occurrence of mitral valve prolapse in hypermobile subjects. Thus the benign hypermobile joint syndrome appears to be one extreme of the range of normal joint motion and not a systemic connective tissue disorder.