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Medical condition
Crepitus
Other names
Crepitation
Pronunciation
/ˈkrɛpɪtəs/
Crepitus is "a grating sound or sensation produced by friction between bone and cartilage or the fractured parts of a bone".
Various types of crepitus that can be heard in joint pathologies are:
Bone crepitus: This can be heard when two fragments of a fracture are moved against each other.
Joint crepitus: This can be obtained when the affected joint is passively moved with one hand, while the other hand is placed on the joint to feel the crepitus.
Crepitus of bursitis: This is heard when the fluid in the bursa contains small, loose fibrinous particles.
Crepitus of tenosynovitis: From inflammation of the fluid-filled sheath (synovium) that surrounds a tendon.
fractured parts of a bone". Various types of crepitus that can be heard in joint pathologies are: Bone crepitus: This can be heard when two fragments of a...
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of air under the skin is known as subcutaneous crepitation, a form of crepitus. Numerous etiologies of subcutaneous emphysema have been described. Pneumomediastinum...
blackened sores that form, as well as a degree of loud and distinctive crepitus caused by gas escaping the necrotic tissue.[citation needed] A multitude...
objects and the most disgusting actions. They had the gods Sterculius, Crepitus, Priapus; and the goddesses Caca, Pertunda, &c, &c. Sterculius was featured...
be intermittent. Joint noises may be described as clicking, popping, or crepitus (grating). TMJ dysfunction is commonly associated with symptoms affecting...
the neck side to side which elicits the same click sensation (laryngeal crepitus) and pain as when swallowing, most cases are due to prior trauma to the...
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gives a rather hilarious etymological explanation, as he writes: quia crepitus, qui per sedimentum exeunt, ad is os allisi, cuculi vocis similitudinem...
noises are produced by the rubbing of parts one against the other, as in: Crepitus, a crunching sensation felt in certain medical problems Rales or crackles...
or few days, tendon sheath is filled by fibrinous exudate and leads to crepitus. In chronic paratenonitis fibroblasts appear along with perivascular lymphocytic...
marked cases are characterized by a foul odor and necrotic infected tissue. Crepitus has been reported. It begins as a subcutaneous infection. However, necrotic...
forearm and about 2–3 inches below the wrist, usually with associated crepitus. Wartenberg's syndrome: The primary symptom is paresthesia (numbness/tingling)...
are almost identical, including the 'impingement sign'..., arc of pain, crepitus, and varying weakness". The Neer classification did not distinguish between...
Briani RV, Ferrari D, Bazett-Jones D, Azevedo FM (September 2018). "Knee crepitus is prevalent in women with patellofemoral pain, but is not related with...
joint.: p. 360 Flexion and extension of the knee may be accompanied by crepitus, the audible grating of bones, ligaments, or particles within the excess...
palpated to feel for cervical adenopathy, other masses, and laryngeal crepitus. The oral cavity and oropharynx are examined under direct vision. The larynx...
specific conditions: scrotal pneumatocele and scrotal emphysema with palpable crepitus. Pneumoscrotum can arise from a variety of sources, including infections...
synovial fluid within the facet joints is responsible for the popping sound (crepitus) associated with manual spinal manipulation, commonly referred to as "cracking...
head is too far forward, the head is brought back to meet the KED unless crepitus, pain or resistance is met. If these symptoms are present, the head is...
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either plain X ray or CT scan. Paradoxial movements of flail segments. Crepitus and tenderness near fractured ribs. Treatment of the flail chest initially...
Physical examination typically reveals fluid in the joint, tenderness, and crepitus. The tenderness may initially spread, but often reverts to a well-defined...
periods of inactivity. Osteoarthritis can cause a crackling noise (called "crepitus") when the affected joint is moved, especially shoulder and knee joint...
the area. Pressure applied to the bone may reproduce symptoms and reveal crepitus in well-developed stress fractures. Anterior tibial stress fractures elicit...
motus.[citation needed] Juvenal makes specific mention of the testarum crepitus (clicking of castanets). In the earlier Greek form, finger cymbals were...
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