This paper reports an investigation of the incidence of persistent generalised joint laxity in patients with congenital dislocation of the hip and in normal school children. Capsular laxity has attracted much attention in studies of the etiology of congenital PERSISTENT JOINT LAXITY AND CONGENITAL DISLOCATION OF THE HIP
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