Beighton Score
Other Names
- Beighton-Horan scale
- Beighton Score
Purpose
- Evaluate for connective tissue disorder or hypermobility
- A score of 5 or more on 9-point scale defines joint hypermobility
Description
- Passive hyperextension of each small finger >90° (1 point each)
- Passive dorsiflexion and hyperextension of the fifth MCP joint beyond 90°
- Passive abduction of each thumb to the surface of forearm (1 point each)
- Passive apposition of the thumb to the flexor aspect of the forearm
- Hyperextension of each knee >10° (1 point each)
- Hyperextension of each elbow >10° (1 point each)
- Forward flexion of trunk with palms on floor and knees fully extended (1 point)
Pathology
- Hypermobility
- Patellar Dislocation
- Patellar Instability
- Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
Evidence
- Needs to be updated
See Also
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External
References
- ↑ Folci, Marco, and Franco Capsoni. "Arthralgias, fatigue, paresthesias and visceral pain: can joint hypermobility solve the puzzle? A case report." BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 17.1 (2016): 1-6.
- ↑ Baeza-Velasco, Carolina, et al. "Difficulty eating and significant weight loss in joint hypermobility syndrome/Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type." Eating and Weight Disorders-Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity 21 (2016): 175-183.
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John Kiel on 22 July 2019 23:07:28
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