A dislocation is a joint injury in which the bones are forced out of their usual positions and are completely separated. Your joints are where two or more bones meet. It can be hard to tell if a bone ...

An anterior shoulder dislocation occurs when the shoulder slides forward out of the socket. It is usually the result of a sports injury, fall, or traffic accident. This shoulder injury is the most ...

Put elbow dislocation on the list of things that you don’t want to see, both figuratively and literally. Figuratively, no one should want any player to suffer such a significant injury like Washington ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Closed reduction yielded positive results for patients with acute traumatic posterior sternoclavicular joint ...

Your body is made up of hundreds of joints. These joints attach bones together and help your body move. The sternoclavicular joint is one of four joints in your shoulder. When the sternoclavicular ...

Shoulder instability occurs when your shoulder joint (ball and socket) has lost is normal alignment (ball resting symmetrically in the socket), which causes your arm to lose its support. The most ...

Posterior shoulder dislocation occurs when the top of the upper arm bone, known as the humerus, moves backward out of its socket. This causes pain, muscle spasms, and a limited range of motion. The ...

Photo from Unsplash.com When your knee suddenly gives out, and you’re dealing with intense pain and swelling, figuring out exactly what happened isn’t always obvious. Two common knee injuries that can ...

This week, we are going to discuss AC joint separation of the shoulder—a specific injury that occurs when pressure is applied to the shoulder from top to bottom, such as landing on the shoulder or ...

Correspondence to Dr Timothy Lathlean, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; timothy.lathlean{at}adelaide.edu.au ...

During your initial knee or hip replacement surgery, the prosthetic (artificial) components were either cemented (attached with bone cement) or hammered into the bone so they could eventually attach ...