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Dislocations

Medical Definition:
Guide Notes:	bones & joints only: not for lens ( = LENS DISLOCATION AND SUBLUXATION), testis, etc.; IM; luxation & subluxation go here; coord IM with joint (IM), not bone

Dislocations Categories.

	Hip Dislocation - Displacement of the femur bone from its normal position at the HIP JOINT.
	Knee Dislocation - Slippage of the FEMUR off the TIBIA.
	Patellar Dislocation - Displacement of the PATELLA from the femoral groove.

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