Is joint hypermobility associated with vesico-ureteral reflux? An assessment of 50 patients

BJU International

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1243-1248

  Van Eerde, Albertien M ^a   Verhoeven, Virginie J M ^a,d   De Jong, Tom P V M ^b,c   Van De Putte, Elise M ^a   Giltay, Jacques C ^a   Engelbert, Raoul H H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Connective tissue; Extracellular matrix; Joint instability; Urinary tract infections; Vesico ureteric reflux

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYNDROME DELINEATION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 84859447367     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10469.x     Document Type: Article

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