Research Article
Prevalence of Joint Hypermobility and Patterns of Articular Manifestations in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Table 1
Beighton’s joint hypermobility score.
| The ability to | Right | Left |
| (1) Passively dorsiflex the fifth metacarpeophalangeal joint to 9 | 1 | 1 | (2) Oppose the thumb to the volar aspect of the ipsilateral forearm | 1 | 1 | (3) Hyperextend the elbow to 1 | 1 | 1 | (4) Hyperextend the knee to 1 | 1 | 1 | (5) Place hands flat on the floor without bending the knees | 1 |
| Total possible score | 9 |
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One point can be gained for each side for manoeuvres 1–4 so that the hypermobility score will have a maximum of 9 points if all are positive.
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