luxation

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The cause of the remaining 5% is the luxation of other bones than those of the vertebral column.'

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As a rule, complete disarticulation immobilizes the affected joint and in most instances there is noticeable an abnormal prominence in the immediate vicinity—in patellar luxation, the whole bone.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

There is no particular difference in the handling of carpal luxation and dislocation of other bones.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

Etiology and Occurrence.—This, the most common luxation met with in the equine subject, has been described by writers as existing in many forms.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

In upward luxation, then, the leg is extended as if too long, but the phalanges may be in a state of moderate flexion.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor