Table 1 Criteria for Joint Hypermobility
Criteria | Definition | Scoring |
|---|---|---|
Beighton [18] | Passive hyperextension ≥10 degrees of the knee | |
Right – 1 point | ||
Left –1 point | ||
Passive hyperextension ≥10 degrees of the elbow | Right – 1 point | |
Left – 1 point | ||
Passive apposition of the thumb to the flexor aspect of the forearm | Right – 1 point | |
Left – 1 point | ||
Passive dorsiflexion of 5th finger metacarpophalangeal joint to ≥ 90o | Right – 1 point | |
Left – 1 point | ||
Forward flexion of the trunk, with the knees straight, so that the palms rest easily and flat on the floor | 1 point | |
**A score of 4/9 or greater equates hypermobility | ||
Carter & Wilkinson [19] | Bilateral passive apposition of the thumb to the flexor aspect of the forearm | 1 point |
Bilateral passive hyperextension of the fingers to lie parallel with the forearm | 1 point | |
Passive hyperextension of the elbows > 10o | 1 point | |
Passive hyperextension of the knees > 10o | 1 point | |
Bilateral excessive passive dorsiflexion of ankle and excessive foot eversion | 1 point | |
**A score of 3/5 or greater equates hypermobility | ||