Editing Joint dislocation (section)

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A '''joint dislocation''', also called '''luxation''', occurs when there is an abnormal separation in the [[joint]], where two or more bones meet.<ref name="packard">{{cite web | title = Dislocations | work = Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. | access-date = 3 March 2013 | url = http://www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/orthopaedics/dislocat.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130528153236/http://www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/orthopaedics/dislocat.html| archive-date=28 May 2013}}</ref> A partial dislocation is referred to as a [[subluxation]]. Dislocations are commonly caused by sudden [[Trauma (medicine)|trauma]] to the joint like during a car accident or fall. A joint dislocation can damage the surrounding [[ligament]]s, [[tendon]]s, [[muscle]]s, and [[nerve]]s.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Smith RL, Brunolli J | title = Shoulder kinesthesia after anterior glenohumeral joint dislocation | journal = Physical Therapy | volume = 69 | issue = 2 | pages = 106–112 | date = February 1989 | pmid = 2913578 | doi = 10.1093/ptj/69.2.106 }}</ref> Dislocations can occur in any major joint (shoulder, knees, hips) or minor joint (toes, fingers). The most common joint dislocation is a shoulder dislocation.<ref name=packard />

The treatment for joint dislocation is usually by closed [[reduction (orthopedic surgery)|reduction]], that is, skilled manipulation to return the bones to their normal position. Only trained medical professionals should perform reductions since the manipulation can cause injury to the surrounding soft tissue, nerves, or vascular structures.<ref name="Skelley 246–255">{{cite journal | vauthors = Skelley NW, McCormick JJ, Smith MV | title = In-game Management of Common Joint Dislocations | journal = Sports Health | volume = 6 | issue = 3 | pages = 246–255 | date = May 2014 | pmid = 24790695 | pmc = 4000468 | doi = 10.1177/1941738113499721 }}</ref>