Diseases

Joint Dislocations

Displacement of bones from their normal positions at a joint.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Displacement of bones from their normal positions at a joint.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Dislocation, Joint
  • Dislocations, Joint
  • Joint Dislocation
  • Inferior Dislocation
  • Joint Subluxations
  • Luxatio Erecta
  • Inferior Dislocations
  • Joint Subluxation
  • Subluxation, Joint
  • Subluxations, Joint

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

luxation & subluxation go here; coordinate with specific joint

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History Note

2017(1966)

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  1. C05w.550w.518w
  2. C26w.289w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Joint Dislocations. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004204. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004204
  2. Joint Dislocations. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_dislocation
  3. Joint Dislocations. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q324509