From: Musculoskeletal ultrasound assessment in pediatric knee hypermobility: a case control study
Characteristics by participant | All (n = 50) | H + P (n = 20) | H-P (n = 16) | NP (n = 17) | p-value |
Male, n (%) | 12 (24) | 8 (24) | 8 (30) | 8 (26) | 0.892 |
Age (years), mean (sd) | 16.1 (1.4) | 16.2 (1.2) | 16.0 (1.4) | 16.2 (1.5) | 0.764 |
BMI, mean (sd) | 26.1 (6.7) | 26.7 (6.9) | 26.0 (5.5) | 25.5 (7.5) | 0.762 |
Pain Score, mean (sd) | . | 4.6 (1.5) | . | . | |
Beighton Score, mean (sd) | 3.9 (3.1) | 5.8 (2.3) | 5.1 (2.7) | 0.7 (0.9) | < 0.001 |
Knee measurement (degrees), mean (sd) | 189.6 (4.9) | 192.9 (1.9) | 192.7 (1.8) | 183.3 (2.3) | < 0.001 |
Characteristics by knee | All (n = 91) | H + P (n = 33) | H-P (n = 27) | NP (n = 31) | p-value |
NSAID use, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
None | 61 (67) | 12 (36) | 22 (81) | 27 (87) | |
As needed | 18 (13) | 11 (33) | 3 (11) | 4 (13) | |
Scheduled | 12 (13) | 10 (30) | 2 (7) | 0 (0) |