Joint Hypermobility

DESTIN, Fla. — Pinpointing rare subtypes of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is crucial, as the consequences of overlooking them could be deadly, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East.

Multidisciplinary strategies combining physical and psychological strategies were the most effective for patients with hypermobility spectrum disorders or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, according to a systematic review.

On this special episode of Rheuminations, I interview comedian and ophthalmologist William Flanary, MD, and Kristin Flanary, also known as the Glaucomfleckens, on hypermobility and physician burnout.

Published results showed arthroscopic medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction with autograft gracilis tendon may be reliable and safe among patients with recurrent patellar dislocation.