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Joint dislocation
 | This article needs more reliable medical references for verification or relies too heavily on primary sources. (January 2022) |  |
| Joint dislocation | |
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| Other names | Latin: luxatio |
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| A traumatic dislocation of the tibiotarsal joint of the ankle with distal fibular fracture. Open arrow marks the tibia and the closed arrow marks the talus. | |
| Specialty | Orthopedic surgery  |
A joint dislocation, also called luxation, occurs when there is an abnormal separation in the joint, where two or more bones meet.[1] A partial dislocation is referred to as a subluxation. Dislocations are commonly caused by sudden trauma to the joint like during a car accident or fall. A joint dislocation can damage the surrounding ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nerves.[2] Dislocations can occur in any major joint (shoulder, knees, hips) or minor joint (toes, fingers). The most common joint dislocation is a shoulder dislocation.[1]
The treatment for joint dislocation is usually by closed reduction, that is, skilled manipulation to return the bones to their normal position. Only trained medical professionals should perform reductions since the manipulation can cause injury to the surrounding soft tissue, nerves, or vascular structures.[3]
- ^ a b "Dislocations". Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ Smith RL, Brunolli J (February 1989). "Shoulder kinesthesia after anterior glenohumeral joint dislocation". Physical Therapy. 69 (2): 106–112. doi:10.1093/ptj/69.2.106. PMID 2913578.
- ^ Skelley NW, McCormick JJ, Smith MV (May 2014). "In-game Management of Common Joint Dislocations". Sports Health. 6 (3): 246–255. doi:10.1177/1941738113499721. PMC 4000468. PMID 24790695.
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