Acetabular dysplasia may be related to global joint hyperlaxity

Bilsel K. , CEYLAN H. H. , Yildiz F. , Erden T. , Toprak A. , Tuncay I.

INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS, vol.40, no.5, pp.885-889, 2016 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 40 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00264-015-3004-3
  • Title of Journal : INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS
  • Page Numbers: pp.885-889

Abstract

Purpose Some patients with shoulder laxity complain of coxalgia without a history of trauma. We hypothesised that patients who have recurrent shoulder instability accompanied with generalised joint hyperlaxity tend to have acetabular dysplasia.