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Dislocation
Dislocations may occur in your major joints - shoulder, hip, knee, elbow or ankle - or in smaller joints such as a finger, thumb or toe. The injury temporarily deforms and immobilizes your joint and may result in sudden and severe pain. Treatment Treatment of the dislocation depends on the severity of your injury. Your doctor may try some gentle maneuvers to help your bones back into position. Depending on the amount of pain and swelling, you may need a local anesthetic before manipulation of your bones. You may need surgery if your blood vessels or nerves are damaged or if your doctor can't move your dislocated bones back into their correct positions. Surgery may also be necessary if you have weak joints or ligaments and tend to have recurring dislocations. After your bones are back in place, your doctor may immobilize your joint with a splint or sling. How long you may need to wear the splint or sling depends on the nature of your dislocation. Your doctor may also prescribe a pain reliever and a muscle relaxant. After your splint or sling is removed, you'll begin a gradual rehabilitation program designed to restore your joint's range of motion and strength. Avoid strenuous activity involving your injured joint until you've regained full movement and normal strength and stability of the joint. If you've had a fairly simple dislocation without major nerve or tissue damage, your joint likely will return to a near-normal or fully normal condition. But trying to come back too soon from such an injury may cause you to re-injure the joint or to dislocate it again.
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