Joint locking (symptom)
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In medicine
, joint locking is a symptom
of pathology
in a joint
. Joint locking is a common symptom of:
Causes of joint locking include "joint mice": loose fragments of cartilage or cartilage and bone, that float in the joint.
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, joint locking is a symptom
Symptom
A symptom is a departure from normal function or feeling which is noticed by a patient, indicating the presence of disease or abnormality...
of pathology
Pathology
Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
in a joint
Joint
A joint is the location at which two or more bones make contact. They are constructed to allow movement and provide mechanical support, and are classified structurally and functionally.-Classification:...
. Joint locking is a common symptom of:
- Osteochondritis dissecansOsteochondritis dissecansOsteochondritis dissecans , often abbreviated to OCD or OD, is a joint disorder in which cracks form in the articular cartilage and the underlying subchondral bone. OCD is caused by blood deprivation in the subchondral bone. This loss of blood flow causes the subchondral bone to die in a process...
- Synovial osteochondromatosisSynovial osteochondromatosisSynovial osteochondromatosis is a rare disease that creates a benign change or proliferation in the synovium or joint-lining tissue, which changes to form bone-forming cartilage...
Causes of joint locking include "joint mice": loose fragments of cartilage or cartilage and bone, that float in the joint.