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Children aged 5\u201318 years with GJH (Beighton score \u2265 6\/9 pre-puberty, \u22655\/9 post-puberty) were age- and sex-matched with controls (Beighton score \u2264 2\/9). Biomechanical measures included internal hip rotation, quadriceps (Q) angle, tibial torsion, ankle range of motion (ROM), and foot posture index (FPI). Wilcoxon rank sum test and chi-square were used to assess group differences. Fifty-two participants (median age 11 years, 69% females) included 27 children with GJH and 25 healthy children. Internal hip rotation, Q-angle, ankle ROM and FPI were significantly higher for children with GJH (p &lt; 0.001) than healthy peers. While tibial torsion showed no difference in males, females had greater internal tibial torsion [median difference: right \u22124\u00b0 (95%CI:\u22127,\u22122), p = 0.002; left \u22125\u00b0 (95%CI:\u22127,\u22121), p = 0.010]. The largest differences were in ankle ROM [median difference: right 9\u00b0 (95%CI:7,12); left 9\u00b0 (95%CI:6,12)]. Children with GJH present different biomechanical measures than non-GJH peers. 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