Soviet Medical Encyclopedia

Subluxation

Surgery

Also known as: Incomplete dislocation, Partial dislocation

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Summary

This article defines subluxation as a partial displacement of articular surfaces within a joint. It serves as a brief medical definition from the 1928–1936 Soviet Great Medical Encyclopedia.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

SUBLUXATION (subluxatio, luxatio incompleta), a partial displacement of articular surfaces (see Joints).

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“Subluxation.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/subluxation/