The shoulder joint is one of the most crucial joints in the body, which is formed by the articulation of a socket on the shoulder blade (glenoid) and the upper aspect of the arm bone (humerus). A ...

The primary treatment of a dislocation is reduction by manual manipulation with or without sedation or general anaesthesia. Applying a downward force on the posterior teeth while pushing the mandible ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The volar plate is the primary structure preventing reduction of dislocation in the metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint and must be divided to reduce dislocation, according to a study ...

A shoulder injury can be very painful and can affect other parts of the body as well. If you have a serious shoulder injury, then you may have difficulty in performing your daily tasks which involve ...

INJURIES to the knee joint may be discussed under the following three headings: diagnosis, treatment of surrounding structures and treatment of the joint itself. The third consideration, which is the ...

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 ...

Surgical treatment may not be the best fix for common types of shoulder injuries, a new study revealed. Most cases of shoulder injuries, the dislocation of the acromio-clavicular joint, can be treated ...

1. Nordqvist A, Petersson CJ: Incidence and causes of shoulder girdle injuries in an urban population. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 1995; 4: 107–12 CrossRef 2. Allman FL, Jr: Fractures and ligamentous ...

A rare case of unstable hamatometacarpal joint fracture-dislocation in a gymnast is presented. It was treated conservatively with successful outcome. Hamatometacarpal fracture-dislocation (HMFD) is a ...

The procedure, called manual reduction, involves applying pressure to realign the jaw. A 24-year-old passenger suffered a jaw dislocation on the Vivek Express at Palakkad junction Railway doctor ...