[tri-med] Re: dislocated hip

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From: "Karen" <karens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Traumatic dislocations like that hurt because you usually end up tearing
the
> joint capsule. And you would have torn yours good and proper, along with a
> lot of muscle fibres. This is what is painful, not the dislocation itself.
>
> I am guessing that Jonathon's hip has dislocated because it has slowly
> slipped out of the joint over time. When this happens its not usually
> painful because there is no tearing or trauma.

Karen, thanks for sharing this!
I have been aching for Jonathan all day----glad that this type of
dislocation isn't the same (although it still makes me cringe a bit).

Michelle mom to Alex (16,partial trisomy 14 mosaic) and Molly (12)
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