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Normally your bones are kept together at the ends by muscles and joints. If you get injured you might dislocate a shoulder, meaning that your two bones meeting at a joint get slightly separated. As a result your shoulder looks crazy, it hurts and you can barely move it.
A dislocation is when a joint comes out of the space that is is supposed to occupy, like a dislocated shoulder or hip.
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What is the difference between fracture and dislocation?
A Fracture is a break and a dislocation is when a joint comes out its socket
What is more severe fracture or sprain or dislocation?
Fracture - but it depends on the type of it or how severe was it.
What is the Restoration of a fracture or dislocation to its normal anatomic position?
reduction
Which term describes the attempted reduction or restoration of a fracture or dislocation with application of manually applied force?
Manipulation describes the attempted reduction or restoration of a fracture or dislocation with application of manually applied force.
What is the main aim when managing a dislocation or a fracture?
to rocate abrocken born
What has the author Johannes Weertman written?
Johannes Weertman has written: 'Elementary dislocation theory' -- subject(s): Dislocations in crystals 'Dislocation based fracture mechanics' -- subject(s): Dislocations in crystals, Fracture mechanics
Do you treat a dislocation the same way you treat a fracture?
No, a broken bone can include surgery while a fracture can include a cast for the body to heal the fracture itself.
What type of elbow injuries are there?
Some that come to mind are fracture, dislocation, bursitis, tendinitis, laceration, arthritis, infection.
What location is a Lisfranc fracture located?
The Lisfranc fracture, also known as the Lisfranc injury, Lisfranc dislocation, is an injury of the foot in which one, or all, of the metatarsal bones are displaced from the tarsus.
A dislocation occurs at a?
Joint between bones. A fracture is the break of a bone. A dislocation does not imply that the bone itself is broken, although sometimes fractures and dislocations occur together - especially with forceful mechanisms of injury.
Realignment of the bone involved in a fracture or joint dislocation?
Manipulation or closed reduction is the procedure of realignment of the bone involved in a fracture or joint dislocation. It differs from open reduction in that the skin is not broken to realign the bone.
Why elevate an injury?
When you suspect fracture, dislocation, impaled object, or spinal injury.
