Hypermobility Frequency in School Children: Relationship With Idiopathic Scoliosis, Age, Sex, and Musculoskeletal Problems

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Bozkurt S., Kayalar G., Tezel N., Guler T., Kesikburun B., Denizli M., ...More

ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.34, no.3, pp.268-273, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.5606/archrheumatol.2019.7181
  • Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.268-273
  • Keywords: Beighton score, hypermobility, musculoskeletal, prevalence, school-age children, scoliosis, JOINT HYPERMOBILITY, PREVALENCE, PAIN, EPIDEMIOLOGY, DISORDERS, LAXITY
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to assess the prevalence of generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) in school children in relation to scoliosis and to identify musculoskeletal problems.