Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in Orthopaedics: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Implications

Sports Health

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 394-403

  Shirley, Eric D ^a   DeMaio, Marlene ^b   Bodurtha, Joanne ^c  

^a Nemours Children's Clinic   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ehlers Danlos; instability; ligament laxity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865294668     PISSN: 19417381     EISSN: 19410921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941738112452385     Document Type: Article

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