Musculoskeletal Imaging

Joint hypermobility syndrome

also known as congenital laxity of ligaments, is a possibly familial disorder which may be symptomatic or asymptomatic. In this condition, the joint hypermobility is independent of inflammatory conditions, neurologic disorders, diseases of connective tissue and other congenital disorders. Among the clinical manifestations in symptomatic cases are acute pain, joint effusions, recurrent subluxations or dislocations (of the patella, hip, elbow or glenohumeral joint), idiopathic scoliosis, carpal tunnel syndrome and other neuropathies, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, prolapse of the mitral valve and osteoarthritis. Equinovarus deformity and calcaneovalgus deformities may also be associated with this syndrome.

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