Generalized Joint Hypermobility Is Associated With Decreased Hip Labrum Width: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To explore the relationship between generalized joint hypermobility and hip labrum width.

Methods

A retrospective review was performed of a single-surgeon database containing patients who underwent hip arthroscopy between 2014 and 2017. Patients were assessed for generalized laxity via Beighton Test Scoring (BTS), which tests for hyperextension of the fifth metacarpophalangeal joint, thumb apposition, elbow hyperextension, knee hyperextension, and trunk flexion on a 9-point scale. Patients were stratified into a "high BTS cohort" with a BTS ≥4, and a control cohort with BTS <4. Magnetic resonance imaging measurements of labral width for each patient were conducted by 2 blinded, musculoskeletal fellowship-trained radiologists at standardized "clockface" locations usin

SUBMITTER: Haskel JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8220610 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature