Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a disorder that presents with a heterogeneous constellation of symptoms, ranging from clinically silent to rapidly deteriorating. It is a multisystemic connective tissue disorder that may result in any number of manifestations, with joint hypermobility being a classic manifestation. We present a case of a 58-year-old woman, with suspected EDS, who presented with several years' history of bilateral thumb pain, with imaging and physical examination findings consistent with bilateral thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) arthritis with metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ) hypermobility. The Beighton hypermobility score was consistent with suspected EDS. Our patient underwent thumb CMC arthroplasty with ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction.
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