2020•Regional Anesthesia & Pain MedicineRequires access

Peripheral nerve blocks in children and adolescents with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type

Tricia Vecchione, David B. Waisel, Karen Boretsky

Abstract

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type (EDS-HT) is a hereditary connective tissue disease characterized by joint hypermobility and is associated with joint dislocations and chronic pain often improved by surgery.[1][1] Peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) in EDS-HT are reported to have potentially

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Key concepts: Joint hypermobility, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, Medicine, Hypermobility (travel), Peripheral, Connective tissue, Dermatology, Anatomy