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Can you have ehlers danlos without hypermobile joints?

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Dr. Wenjay Sung answered

Specializes in Podiatry

Ehlers danlos: Yes, but it is a syndrome that has a collection of different disorders. It is usually associated with hypermobile joints so to have ehlers danlos without that clinical finding is less likely.

Answered 11/25/2018

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Dr. Bradford Landry answered

Specializes in Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Possibly: With age hypermobility decreases, so someone previously diagnosed with hypermobility may fall below a diagnostic threshold later in life. However, in order to be diagnosed with 3 of the 4 major types of EDS, hypermobility or generalized joint laxity is a requirement under the major criteria. Vascular EDS is the only one that holds hypermobility as a minor criteria not sufficient for diagnosis.

Answered 8/6/2014

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