Dislocation vs subluxation

Last revised by Yaïr Glick on 29 Sep 2022

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Citation:

Hacking C, Glick Y, Bell D, Dislocation vs subluxation. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-81153

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-81153

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/81153

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81153

Article created:

17 Aug 2020, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

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Last revised:

29 Sep 2022, Yaïr Glick ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Yaïr Glick had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

3 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal, Trauma

Synonyms:

Dislocation versus subluxation
Subluxation vs dislocation
Subluxation versus dislocation

Malalignment of a joint may be a dislocation or subluxation:

dislocation is the complete (100%) loss of articular congruity, i.e. no part of the articular surfaces of the bones contributing to the joint are touching each other
subluxation is the partial (<100%) loss of articular congruity, i.e. some part of the articular surfaces of the bones contributing to the joint are touching each other