General joint laxity. Quantification and clinical relevance.
General joint laxity is measured with the hyperextensometer, and by analyzing the values obtained in a group of European subjects norm curves are drawn up related to age and sex. The values found in various orthopedic diseases are put into these curves, and the importance of general joint laxity is discussed.
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Free Consultant in Orthopedic Surgery, Winterthur, Switzerland.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007596:Joints / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D012016:Reference Values