benign joint hypermobility syndrome among children with inguinal hernia

background: benign joint hypermobility syndrome (bjhs) is a disorder due to laxity of supporting connective tissue of joints. inguinal hernia is also proposed due to weak supporting tissue that may be a clinical presentation of a more widespread problem of connective tissue. materials and methods: in a cross-sectional study, prevalence of benign hypermobility joint syndrome (bhjs) was assessed among 100 children aged 2-12 year admitted with inguinal hernia during 2010-2011. results: bjhs (beighton score ≥ 4) were detected in most of children (92%) with inguinal hernias. conclusion: bhjs amongst this population was substantially greater than reported prevalence in healthy children and due to subsequent clinical significances; it is worthy to screen such patient s for bhjs.