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joint dislocation

Medical injury

Also known as luxation · joint dislocations

Instance of: medical state
Subclass of: major trauma
, displacement

Overview

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A joint dislocation, also called luxation, occurs when there is an abnormal separation in a joint where two or more bones meet. A partial dislocation is referred to as a subluxation. Dislocations are commonly caused by sudden trauma to the joint — as during a car-accident or a fall. A joint dislocation can damage the surrounding ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nerves. Dislocations can occur in any major joint or minor joint. The most common joint dislocation is a shoulder dislocation.

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43 statements · 42% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Specialty: orthopedics
ICPC 2 ID: L80
Different from: sprain

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30 identifiers linking joint dislocation across the web's reference databases

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42%

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AIDb. (2026). joint dislocation (Q324509). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/joint-dislocation-Q324509