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SUBMITTER: Meyer KJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5719901 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BMC musculoskeletal disorders 20171206 1
<h4>Background</h4>The Lower Limb Assessment Score (LLAS) has only been validated in a paediatric population. The aim of this study was to validate the use of the LLAS in an adult population by: i) evaluating its ability to discriminate between different extents of lower limb hypermobility, ii) establishing a cut-off score to identify lower limb hypermobility, and iii) determining if the LLAS is able to identify Generalised Joint Hypermobility (GJH).<h4>Methods</h4>Participants were recruited ac ...[more]