Joint hypermobility syndrome and related pain
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Re-writing the natural history of pain and related symptoms in the joint hypermobility syndrome/Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type.
Joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type (EDS-HT) are two clinically overlapping connective tissue disorders characterized by chronic/recurrent pain, joint instability complications, and minor skin changes. Fatigue and headache are also common, although are not yet considered diagnostic criteria. JHS/EDS-HT is a unexpectedly common condition that remains...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery (ACES)
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2146-8133
DOI: 10.5455/aces.20150508124321