Beighton score published for epidemiological joint-mobility assessment
eventevidence: established
Beighton, Solomon, and Soskolne published the nine-point articular mobility score in 1973, in an Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases study of joint mobility in an African population. It was designed for epidemiology and later became the clinical measure of hypermobility used in the 2017 hEDS criteria.
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| EDS types | all EDS types |
|---|---|
| Date | 1973 |
| Diagnostic criteria | Before formal classification |
| Last checked | 2026-09-16 |
Evidence
clinicalcross-sectional study
clinicalconsensus statement
The 2017 hEDS criteria assess generalized joint hypermobility with the Beighton score.