Dislocation of joints and treatment

Dislocation of joints and treatment

A dislocation is the total displacement of a bone's articular end out of its joint cavity, altering the normal alignment of the joint's bones. The joints most commonly affected are the jaw, shoulders, fingers and thumbs. Dislocations are classified by cause into four types:

1. Congenital deformities — arise from genetic factors or from factors acting on the developing foetus before birth.
2. Traumatic dislocation — caused by serious external violence/impact; most often occurs at the shoulder, elbow and hip.
3. Pathological dislocation — caused by an underlying disease, such as tuberculosis, which may lead to dislocation of the hip.
4. Paralytic dislocation — caused when paralysis affects one group of muscles around a joint, leaving the opposing group to pull the joint out of alignment unopposed. …