Ligamentous laxity is when you have loose joints. ... In a study of 51 male rugby players, researchers found that those who had high scores on the Beighton assessment, ...

You might also hear ligamentous laxity referred to as loose joints or joint laxity. ... The Beighton score is a common screening tool for joint hypermobility.

Background The prevalence of Generalised Joint Laxity (GJL) in adolescent male athletes along with its relation to injury incidence in a sporting environment are unknown despite commonly held clinical ...

The average Beighton score for these patients was 3.1 with a range from 0 to 9. 35 patients (43%) in this group had a Beighton score of 4 or more indicating generalised ligament laxity. 15 patients ...

If you have joint hypermobility syndrome, you can use a simple 30-second Beighton Score test, which uses a nine-point scoring system to measure the flexibility of certain joints. A positive ...

Researchers matched patients with generalized ligamentous laxity, or GLL (n = 116), defined as a Beighton score of 4 or greater, to patients without GLL (n = 116).

The Beighton score is a set of manoeuvres used to judge if there is evidence of joint hypermobility. There are 9 points, ... Carter C, Wilkinson J. Persistent joint laxity and congenital dislocation ...

However, for individuals with symptomatic joint hypermobility but not satisfying the criteria for a syndrome or disease, the term hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSDs) has been proposed. 1 In the ...

Hip arthroscopy is a unique and novel specialty within the field of joint preservation. One of the most common indications for it, femoroacetabular impingement, was first coined in 1999. Initially ...

When ligaments are loose (ligamentous laxity) ... Joint hypermobility was determined at roughly age 14 by a Beighton score of 6 or more out of a possible 9.