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  1. Dislocation: Types, Treatment & Prevention - Cleveland Clinic

    Mar 1, 2023 · The most important treatment for a dislocation is putting your joint back in its correct place. Your healthcare provider might call this a relocation, manipulation or a closed reduction.

  2. Dislocations: Causes, Diagnosis & Treatments - Healthline

    Sep 29, 2018 · A dislocation occurs when a bone slips out of a joint. For example, the top of your arm bone fits into a joint at your shoulder. When it slips or pops out of that joint, you have a dislocated...

  3. Overview of Dislocations - Injuries and Poisoning - MSD Manuals

    A dislocation is complete separation of the bones that form a joint. In subluxation, the bones in a joint are partly out of position. Often, a dislocated joint remains dislocated until it is put back in place …

  4. Dislocation: First aid - Mayo Clinic

    Apr 3, 2024 · The cause is usually a fall, a car accident or an injury during contact sports. Dislocation mostly involves the body's larger joints. The most common site of injury is the shoulder. For young …

  5. Understanding Dislocation -- the Basics - WebMD

    Nov 15, 2024 · What Is a Dislocation? Basically, "dislocation" means that the bones that form the joint have slipped out of their normal position in the joint. A joint can become dislocated if you injure...

  6. Dislocation - Penn Medicine

    Jun 17, 2024 · A dislocation is a disruption of the normal position of the ends of two or more bones where they meet at a joint. A joint is the place where two bones connect, which allows movement.

  7. Dislocation: Symptoms, Types, Causes and Treatment

    Nov 12, 2025 · Discover the symptoms, types, causes, and treatment of dislocation. Learn how to identify and manage dislocations effectively. Read more now.

  8. Dislocations - Johns Hopkins Medicine

    A dislocation occurs when extreme force is put on a ligament, allowing the ends of two connected bones to separate. Ligaments are flexible bands of fibrous tissue that connect various bones and cartilage.

  9. Dislocations: Types, Treatment, and Recovery - Patient

    Jun 8, 2023 · A dislocation is an injury in which the bones in a joint are forced apart and out of their usual positions. To dislocate the bones of a large joint usually needs considerable force (although …

  10. Joint Dislocation: Symptoms and Care | UPMC

    A dislocation happens when the end of the bone, connected to the joint, moves out of place. Learn about the symptoms of dislocations and treatment options.