Identifying lower limb specific and generalised joint hypermobility in adults: validation of the Lower Limb Assessment Score
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Identifying lower limb specific and generalised joint hypermobility in adults: validation of the Lower Limb Assessment Score
BACKGROUND The Lower Limb Assessment Score (LLAS) has only been validated in a paediatric population. The aim of this study was to validate the use of the LLAS in an adult population by: i) evaluating its ability to discriminate between different extents of lower limb hypermobility, ii) establishing a cut-off score to identify lower limb hypermobility, and iii) determining if the LLAS is able t...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI: 10.1186/s12891-017-1875-8