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Hypermobility Signs

Aka: Hypermobility Signs, Joint Hyperextensibility

Signs: Joint hyperextension
1. Thumb hyperextension onto Forearm
2. Metacarpal hyperextension
3. Elbow hyperextension
4. Knee hyperextension
5. Spine hyperextension
  1. Forward flexion with knees straight, palms on floor
Associated Conditions
1. Marfan Syndrome
2. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
3. Bemign Hypermobility Syndrome

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 10/21/2007 and last published on 5/18/2012.

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