dislocation

dislocation
Displacement of an organ or any part; specifically a disturbance or disarrangement of the normal relation of the bones at a joint. The direction of the d. is determined by the position of the distal part of the articulation. SYN: dislocatio, luxation (1). [L. dislocatio, fr. dis-, apart, + locatio, a placing]
- d. of articular processes complete d. of one or both articular processes, usually with overriding of the inferior articular process of the vertebra above into a position anterior to the superior articular process of the vertebra below. SYN: locked facets.
- closed d. a d. not complicated by an external wound. SYN: simple d..
- compound d. SYN: open d..
- fracture d. d. associated with or accompanied by a fracture of one of the bones forming the articulation.
- Kienböck d. d. of semilunar bone.
- open d. a d. complicated by a wound opening from the surface down to the affected joint. SYN: compound d..
- perilunar d. d. of carpal bones around the lunate, which remains in its normal anatomic position in relation to the radius; distinguish from d. of lunate, Kienböck d..
- simple d. SYN: closed d..

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dis·lo·ca·tion .dis-(.)lō-'kā-shən, -lə- n displacement of one or more bones at a joint: LUXATION

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n.
displacement from their normal position of bones meeting at a joint such that there is complete loss of contact of the joint surfaces. It usually results from trauma (dislocation of the shoulder is common in sports injuries) but may be congenital, in which case it usually affects the hip (see congenital dislocation of the hip). In a traumatic dislocation the bones are restored to their normal positions by manipulation under local or general anaesthesia (see reduction). Compare subluxation.

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dis·lo·ca·tion (dis″lo-kaґshən) [dis-1 + L. locare to place] the displacement of any part, more especially of a bone; see Plate 13. Called also luxation.

PLATE 13 VARIOUS TYPES OF DISLOCATION


Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • dislocation — [ dislɔkasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1314; lat. méd. dislocatio 1 ♦ Le fait de se disloquer, état de ce qui est disloqué. ♢ Méd. Déplacement anormal, en général par traumatisme (d un organe ou d une partie du corps). Dislocation d une articulation. ⇒… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • dislocation — UK US /ˌdɪsləʊˈkeɪʃən/ noun [C or U] ECONOMICS ► a situation in which a person or thing, such as an industry or economy, is no longer working in the usual way or place: »There is a lot of dislocation, and we have increasing numbers of families… …   Financial and business terms

  • Dislocation — Dis lo*ca tion, n. [Cf. F. dislocation.] 1. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced. T. Burnet. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata from the situation which they originally occupied.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dislocation — DISLOCATION. s. f. Déboîtement d un os. [b]f♛/b] On dit en termes de Guerre, La dislocation d une armée, pour dire, La séparation des différens corps d une armée, lorsqu on les distribue dans différens cantonnemens ou garnisons …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • Dislocation — Dislocation. См. Дислокация. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • Dislocation — Dislocation, 1) Versetzung; 2) Vertheilung, bes. von Truppen, in Cantonnements od. Marschquartiere; 3) (Chir.), Verschiebung eines körperlichen Theiles aus der natürlichen Lage, bes. eines Knochens aus der Gelenkhöhle bei Knochenbrüchen; Dis… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Dislocation — Dislocation, lat. deutsch, Versetzung; bei Truppenkörpern die Verlegung in Garnisonen; in der Chirurgie die Verschiebung eines Körpertheils; dislocatio cordis, fehlerhafte Lage des Herzens; dislociren, versetzen, verlegen, verschieben …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • dislocation — index deportation, disturbance, removal, replacement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • dislocation — c.1400, originally of bones, from O.Fr. dislocacion (14c.), or directly from M.L. dislocationem (nom. dislocatio), noun of action from pp. stem of dislocare (see DISLOCATE (Cf. dislocate)). General sense is from c.1600 …   Etymology dictionary

  • dislocation — [n] displacement break, confusion, disarray, disarticulation, disconnection, discontinuity, disengagement, disorder, disorganization, disruption, disturbance, division, luxation, misplacement, unhinging; concepts 316,720,727 Ant. order, ordering …   New thesaurus

  • dislocation — de membre, Luxatio …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

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