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Abstract
Measur~ment of range of motion of joints is an essential step in evaluatin.; the functi o •• ir.patient with musclar, t·’ n2urol o.;,i c or seltal disability. In addition to h21ping the physician make a diagnc;sis of the patient’s function lC;S5 and r~yeal the extension of a diseas2 process. The ran.;,e Cif rno t i on Cif jc;i nt depends on the st-.ape Cif tt-.e articular surface,the rstraining ffect of supporting ligam- ents and the contrc;l exerted by muscle actin., c;n the joint • Gen2ralised joint hvpermobility resulting from ligame- ntous la:ity is a feature of many hereditary disorders of I. conn2ctive tissue, such as the Marfan Syndrome, Osteogenesis Imperfecta , and Ehlers Danlc;s Syndrc;me • The term 11 I-:·y·p~rmobilit·f S·y’ndnome 11 was c o r e d by kirk et al 1967 , tc; denc;te the pr.e s eric e c;f rheumatic symptGffie with genralized joint laxity in the absence of any demons- tnable systemic rheumatic disease. Joint h·y·pel-mobil it·y’ leads to premature :Jsteoarthrosis (Gr at-.ailte. a 193t-) , P·yTc;phc;=phate depc;si ti cri (Bird et al.,1973) ; and low I b sc k pain ( ”’owes Isdale, 1971 ,Hence, the aim.