Editing Joint dislocation (section)

==== [[X-ray]], usually a minimum of 2-views ====
* Generally, pre- and post-reduction X-rays are taken. Initial X-ray can confirm the dislocation and evaluate for any fractures. Post-reduction x-rays confirm successful joint alignment and can identify any injuries that may have been caused during the reduction procedure.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Chong M, Karataglis D, Learmonth D | title = Survey of the management of acute traumatic first-time anterior shoulder dislocation among trauma clinicians in the UK | journal = Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England | volume = 88 | issue = 5 | pages = 454–458 | date = September 2006 | pmid = 17002849 | pmc = 1964698 | doi = 10.1308/003588406X117115 }}</ref>
* If initial X-rays are normal but additional injury is suspected, there may be a benefit of obtaining stress/weight-bearing views to look for injury to ligamentous structures and/or need for surgical intervention. One example is with [[Separated shoulder|AC joint separations.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://radiopaedia.org/articles/acromioclavicular-injury |title=Acromioclavicular injury | work = Radiology Reference Article | publisher = Radiopaedia.org| vauthors = Gaillard F |language=en|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref>