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© 1979 British Society for Rheumatology

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QUANTIFICATION OF JOINT LAXITY*

H. A. BIRD1, D. A. BRODIE2 and V. WRIGHT1,

1Rheumatism Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Leeds
2Carnegie School of Physical Education, Leeds Polytechnic Becket Park, Leeds

Correspondence to: Requests for reprints to Professor V. Wright

We have compared the finger hyperextensometer (Jobbins et al., 1978) and the scoring system of Carter and Wilkinson (1964), modified by Beighton et al. (1973), in the quantification of joint laxity in a population selected to demonstrate a wide range of joint movement. Both systems correlated well (P<0.001) with a 'global index' of joint laxity derived by adding the arcs of movement recorded at most joints in the body by the method of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (1965). The Carter and Wilkinson system produced better correlations and is the method of choice for assessing generalized joint laxity.

*Paper read at the Annual Provincial Meeting of the British Association for Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, the Royal Society of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation and the Irish Society for Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Portsmouth, 12 and 13 October 1978.


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