noun
definition
The partial dislocation of one of the bones of a joint.
Examples of subluxation in a Sentence
This demonstrates subluxation, patella tilt, lateral patella tilt, lateral patella hyperpressure and any arthritis or thinning of the articular cartilage.
Clinical examination may reveal lateral subluxation or lateral patello-femoral tracking.
The instability may also be noticed on external rotatory movements which cause posterior subluxation of the lateral tibial plateau.
A partial dislocation where the upper arm bone is partially in and partially out of the socket is called a subluxation.
We report the case of a mother and son incidentally discovered with heritable congenital tibiofemoral subluxation.
The results were often poor with tendon subluxation, weakness and continued pain.
The same thing that happened to me the day of my shoulder subluxation was happening again.
This demonstrates subluxation, patella tilt, lateral patella hyperpressure and any arthritis or thining of the articular cartilage.
A car accident whiplash injury is a dramatic example of a subluxation produced by a sudden accident or trauma.
Perhaps most importantly, lateral radiographs reveal the presence of volar subluxation of the distal phalanx.
Subluxation of the joint occurs on shoulder elevation causing pain past 90 degrees.
In most instances of talar body fracture, there is significant displacement of the fragments with concurrent subluxation of the ankle or subtalar joints.
The second major cause of pain is subluxation of the shoulder.
The carpus has a radial tilt with volar subluxation.
Nursemaid's elbow is also called subluxation of the radial head, pulled elbow, slipped elbow, or toddler elbow.