Generalised Joint Hypermobility in Caucasian Girls with Idiopathic Scoliosis: Relation with Age, Curve Size, and Curve Pattern
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of generalised joint hypermobility (GJH) in 155 girls with idiopathic scoliosis (IS) (age 9–18 years, mean 13.8 ± 2.3).
The control group included 201 healthy girls.
The presence of GJH was assessed with Beighton (B) test.
GJH was diagnosed in 23.2% of IS girls and in 13.4% of controls (P=0.02).
The prevalence of GJH was significantly (P=0.01) lower in IS girls aged 16–18 years in comparison with younger individuals.
There was no difference regarding GJH occurrence between girls with mild (11–24°), moderate (25–40°), and severe scoliosis (>40°) (P=0.78), between girls with single thoracic, single lumbar, and double curve scoliosis (P=0.59), and between girls with thoracic scoliosis length ≤7 and >7 vertebrae (P=0.25).
No correlation between the number of points in B and the Cobb angle (P=0.93), as well as between the number of points in B and the number of the vertebrae within thoracic scoliosis (P=0.63), was noticed.
GJH appeared more often in IS girls than in healthy controls.
Its prevalence decreased with age.
No relation between GJH prevalence and curve size, curve pattern, or scoliosis length was found.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Czaprowski, Dariusz. 2014. Generalised Joint Hypermobility in Caucasian Girls with Idiopathic Scoliosis: Relation with Age, Curve Size, and Curve Pattern. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049357
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Czaprowski, Dariusz. Generalised Joint Hypermobility in Caucasian Girls with Idiopathic Scoliosis: Relation with Age, Curve Size, and Curve Pattern. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049357
American Medical Association (AMA)
Czaprowski, Dariusz. Generalised Joint Hypermobility in Caucasian Girls with Idiopathic Scoliosis: Relation with Age, Curve Size, and Curve Pattern. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049357
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1049357