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Extra-articular Manifestations of Hypermobility

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Arguably, the most surprising development of the past decade has been the realisation that the effects of JHS do not lie exclusively within the confines of the musculoskeletal system. Nowadays, it is no exaggeration to state that JHS is seen as a multi-facetted multi-system disorder which effectively touches virtually all medical specialties in one way or another.

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  1. Department of Human Genetics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

    Peter Beighton (OMB, MD, PhD FRCP, FRSSA)

  2. Department of Rheumatolgy, University College Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    Rodney Grahame (CBE, MD, FRCP, FACP)

  3. Department of Musculo–Skeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Howard Bird (MA, MD, FRCP)

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Beighton, P., Grahame, R., Bird, H. (2012). Extra-articular Manifestations of Hypermobility. In: Hypermobility of Joints. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-085-2_6

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