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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2413-4341</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Paraguaya de Reumatología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. parag. reumatol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2413-4341</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Reumatología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2413-43412019000100008</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/rpr/2019.05.01.8-12</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Hipermovilidad articular determinada por el Test de Beighton en estudiantes universitarios]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Joint hypermobility determined by the Beighton score in university students]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Riveros]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ma. Isabel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rivas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Anahí]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Roa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Patricia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marilyn]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariela]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Riquelme]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Martín]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fernando]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Quintana]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tobías]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rodrigo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Facultad de Ciencias Médicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>5</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>8</fpage>
<lpage>12</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2413-43412019000100008&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2413-43412019000100008&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2413-43412019000100008&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Introducción: La hipermoviildad articular (HMA), implica un aumento del rango de movilidad de las articulaciones que excede lo considerado normal para la articulación examinada Objetivo: Determinar la frecuencia de HMA en estudiantes de primer curso de la carrera de medicina de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción y su asociación según el sexo de los individuos incluidos. Metodología: Estudio observacional de corte transversal. Se realizó un examen físico con el test de Beighton, que consiste en un sistema de puntos y se consideró a los individuos con HMA a aquel que sumara 4 o más puntos en el test. Resultados: se incluyeron 100 estudiantes, de los cuales el 38% cumplió como mínimo con 4 puntos suficientes para diagnosticarlos con HMA. El 1% cumplió con todos los crite- rios. El item que evalúa la flexión de la columna, fue el más frecuentemente identificado en- tre los estudiantes. El 84,2% de los individuos con criterio para HMA fueron mujeres. Existe una diferencia significativa entre la presencia de HMA entre mujeres y hombres (p=0.001). Conclusión: Existe una frecuencia importante de individuos que cumplen con criterios de HMA en el primer curso de la carrera de medicina de la FCM-UNA. Las mujeres fueron identificadas con HMA con mayor frecuencia con relación a los hombres.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Introduction: Joint hypermobility (JHM) implies an increased range of motion that exceeds what is considered normal for the examined joint. Objetive: To determine the frequency of JHM in first-year medical students of the Facultad de Ciencias Médicas of Universidad Nacional de Asunción (FCM-UNA) and its association to gender. Methods: Cross-sectional observational study. A physical examination was performed using the Beighton scoring system. Individuals who scored 4 or more points were considered to have JHM. Results: 100 students were included. 38% scored at least 4 points to diagnose them with JHM. 1% met all criteria. The item that evaluates forward bending of the spine was the most frequent among students. 84.2% of the individuals with criteria for JHM were women. There is a significant difference between the presence of JHM between women and men (p = 0.001). Conclusion: There is a substantial amount of individuals who meet JHM criteria among first-year medical students of the FCM-UNA. Women were identified with JHM more frequently than men.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Hipermovilidad articular]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[estudiantes de medicina]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Joint hypermobility]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[medical students]]></kwd>
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