Joint Laxity:

Terms Related to Joint Laxity

• Charcots Joint

  Chronic progressive degeneration of the stress-bearing portion of a joint, with bizarre hypertrophic changes at the periphery. It is probably a complication of a variety ...

• Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome

  A symptom complex consisting of pain, muscle tenderness, clicking in the joint, and limitation or alteration of mandibular movement. The symptoms are subjective and manifested ...

• Sacroiliac Joint

  The immovable joint formed by the lateral surfaces of the SACRUM and ILIUM.

• Atlanto-Axial Joint

  The joint involving the atlas and axis bones.

• Zygapophyseal Joint

  The joint that occurs between facets of the interior and superior articular processes of adjacent vertebra.