If you’ve ever seen a patient casually pop their thumb out of joint like it’s a party trick—and then ask you to “just fix it”—you may have met hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS). And if you operated on them…you probably haven’t forgotten it.
Now, a landmark study in the July 10, 2025 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery is giving orthopods, especially hand surgeons, a clearer (and sobering) picture of what we’re dealing with when it comes to hEDS in the OR.
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