A dislocated knee is when the three bones of your knee are out of place and aren’t aligned the way they should be. It can happen if the structures in your knee are abnormal. Some people are born with ...

What is a dislocation of the tibiofemoral joint? The tibiofemoral joint is commonly called the knee joint. A tibiofemoral dislocation is the formal name for a dislocated knee. It’s a fairly rare ...

A dislocation is a complete separation of the bones in a joint. Often, the ligaments that hold your bones together are torn. The bones of your toe can be dislocated by jamming your toe or by any ...

The diagram shows the effect of 'sliding' an Edge (a), Screw (b), or Mixed (c) dislocation completely across a slip plane in the crystal. Each dislocation has the same effect as it moves completely ...

Shoulder instability occurs when your shoulder joint (ball and socket) has lost is normal alignment (ball resting symmetrically in the socket), which causes your arm to lose its support. The most ...

Posterior shoulder dislocation occurs when the top of the upper arm bone, known as the humerus, moves backward out of its socket. This causes pain, muscle spasms, and a limited range of motion. The ...

Football can be a dangerous sport, and players run the risk of sustaining serious injuries each time they step on the gridiron. Among the most serious injuries is a dislocated knee, a rare event that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Total hip arthroplasty is one of the safest and most effective orthopaedic surgeries, but despite continued ...

An anterior shoulder dislocation occurs when the shoulder slides forward out of the socket. It is usually the result of a sports injury, fall, or traffic accident. This shoulder injury is the most ...