BACKGROUND

Musculoskeletal pain following recurrent musculoskeletal injuries is one of the most important medico-social problems of modern society. It was shown that recurrent musculoskeletal injuries are primarily due to initial connective tissue changes, which significantly impair the recovery of such patients and are one of the significant factors in the chronic pain syndrome formation.

OBJECTIVE

To determine diagnostically significant phenotypes of connective tissue dysplasia in patients with musculoskeletal pain following recurrent musculoskeletal injuries.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Patients with recurrent musculoskeletal injuries, the leading clinical manifestation of which was musculoskeletal pain lasting more than six months, underwent clinical and instrumental examination at the Sechenov University. The revealed changes in connective tissue were recorded in a questionnaire specially developed at the Department of Anatomy. The comparison group consisted of healthy young people of the corresponding age.

RESULTS

The ranking of the most common signs of connective tissue pathology, depending on their clinical significance, made it possible to establish diagnostically significant phenotypes of connective tissue dysplasia in patients with musculoskeletal pain following recurrent musculoskeletal injuries, which include kyphotic spine curvature, thoracic deformities, changes in the legs shape, gothic palate, joint hypermobility, temporomandibular joint crunch when moving, moderate and high myopia, soft auricles, varicose veins of the lower extremities and hemorrhoids.

CONCLUSION

Early detection of the established connective tissue dysplasia phenotypes in patients in the post-traumatic period will contribute to the timely therapy correction, the selection of adequate physical activity and prevention of chronic pain syndrome formation.