It's important to find a doctor who has experience in dealing with people who have hypermobility. Most of them don't.

Hi, from my own experience I would say that hypermobility in the joint requiring surgery can effect the outcome of the surgery, but I think it would also depend on what the surgery is for. In my case both my knees are hypermobile and my left ACL ruptured when I was 15 (25 years ago). I had my first ACL replacement at 17 which appeared to work but within 4 years the ligament had stretched again due to the laxness of my knee joint. I had the ACL replaced again but within weeks the ligament had stretched due to the muscles around the knee not being able to support it and the hypermoibility. I ended up in a knee brace for six months which did even further damage to the already weak muscles. I had a third ACL reconstruction in August 2001. This time the ligament held for a bit but slowly became stretched again. After a second opinion on the leg it was concluded that a partial knee replacement would not work as it was partially reliant on the muscles around the knee to support it in the early stages of recovery. I was offered a full knee replacement or fusion neither of which were routes I wanted to take as both carried there own risks and long-term effects. Since then I have had a child (now 4 years old) and expecting my 2nd now. The knee is very unstable and causes me pain but I think that for as long as I can cope with it, I will resist the urge to have more ops. On a seperate note my 4 yr old DD has also been diagnosed with hypermobility (passed down from me) and has just last week been diagnosed with a Patellar Subluxation (left knee). Waiting to hear from the Ortho Team on their opinion on how to treat this best. My gut reaction is to avoid any surgery so am just hoping we can build her muscles up without needing surgical intervention.

Every one's case is different but just wanted to share my story with you. Good luck