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A 35-year-old female suffers a shoulder injury following a motor vehicle accident. X-ray reveals that the bone surfaces in the joint partially lost contact with each other. This condition is referred to as:Group of answer choicesNon-unionLuxationSubluxationDislocationNext

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A 35-year-old female suffers a shoulder injury following a motor vehicle accident. X-ray reveals that the bone surfaces in the joint partially lost contact with each other. This condition is referred to as:Group of answer choicesNon-unionLuxationSubluxationDislocationNext

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The condition described, where the bone surfaces in the joint have partially lost contact with each other, is referred to as Subluxation. This term is used to describe a joint that has partially dislocated.

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