A Case of Hypermobility Syndrome Accompanied by Spontaneous Dislocation of Both Shoulders.
- Author:
Seung Ho LEE
1
;
Young Min KIM
;
Joo Suk OH
;
Seung Pil CHOI
;
Kyu Nam PARK
;
Se Kyung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. emart@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Shoulder dislocation
- MeSH:
Arthralgia;
Chronic Pain;
Connective Tissue;
Dislocations*;
Joints;
Marfan Syndrome;
Osteogenesis Imperfecta;
Shoulder Dislocation;
Shoulder*
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2002;13(4):596-599
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hypermobility syndrome (HMS) was first described as a disease entity by Kirk et al. in 1967. It presents hypermobility of a joint without hereditary connective tissue disorders such as Marfan syndrome (MFS), EhlersDanlos syndrome (EDS), or osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). Arthralgia is a common symptom, and dislocation may occur with minimal trauma or even spontaneously. This symptom is often ignored or recognized as non-specific chronic pain because the diagnostic criteria for HMS varies among reserchers and because HSM has no typical radiologic and laboratory findings. We report a case of hypermobility syndrome, which was accompanied by spontaneous dislocation of both shoulders, along a review of appropriate literature on the subject.
