A novel in vivo skin extensibility test for joint hypermobility

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1513-1518

  Farmer, Adam D ^a   Douthwaite, Hatty ^b   Gardiner, Sam ^b   Aziz, Qasim ^a   Grahame, Rodney ^c  

^a Wingate Institute for Neurogastroenterology   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benign joint hypermobility syndrome; Joint hypermobility; Skin elasticity; Skin extensibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN JOINT HYPERMOBILITY SYNDROME; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; STRETCHING; SYNDROME; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; STRESS, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954442900     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.091192     Document Type: Article

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