Joint Hypermobility--Asset or Liability? A Study of Joint Mobility in Ballet Dancers
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Joint hypermobility--asset or liability? A study of joint mobility in ballet dancers.
Much interest has been focused on generalized joint hypermobility in recent years with particular reference to its possible adverse sequelae. Though a feature of many hereditary disorders of connective tissue (listed in Table I), generalized joint laxity may occur apparently in the absence ofother abnormalities and probably represents the upper end of a spectrum of the range of normal joint mob...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1972
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.31.6.537-a