How to Use subluxation in a Sentence

subluxation

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  • For White, the coda came via a hip subluxation suffered during the second quarter of the third game of the 2021 season.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022
  • James White, who suffered a hip subluxation against the Saints, was the lone player missing from practice.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Matt Waletzko, a rookie fifth-round pick, would make nine if not for a shoulder subluxation that will require surgery at some point.
    — Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2022
  • With James White expected to be shelved for weeks at least with a hip subluxation, the Patriots worked out four running backs Tuesday.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2021
  • OT Matt Waletzko was also placed on the injury reserve after suffering a left shoulder subluxation for the third time in the past year.
    — Dallas News, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Third baseman Jeimer Candelario was placed on the injured list June 7, retroactive to June 6, with a left shoulder subluxation.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2022
  • Roberts said tests confirmed the initial diagnosis of a subluxation of the shoulder.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Then in Week 3, James White suffered a season-ending hip subluxation.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Running back James White — White, a team captain, played just three games before a season-ending hip subluxation.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Jan. 2022
  • McCarthy had what the Braves said was a subluxation of his non-throwing shoulder, which can refer to a partial dislocation . .
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • He was later diagnosed with a subluxation of the right ankle — in effect, a dislocation in which the bone temporarily pops out of joint.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Mar. 2022
  • He was later diagnosed with a subluxation of the right ankle — in effect, a dislocation in which the bone temporarily pops out of joint.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Then last year, Anderson played only 98 games after suffering a subluxation in the same shoulder while diving for a ground ball in late August.
    — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2023
  • It's become a chronic injury during which the second-year player from Stanford deals with subluxations in his shoulder.
    — Aaron Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 16 Dec. 2019
  • The Sox termed Delmonico’s injury a subluxation, or partial separation, of the left shoulder.
    — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Buxton suffered a left shoulder subluxation Thursday, running into the wall in Miami chasing after a Harold Ramirez triple.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2019
  • Bo Jackson suffered a hip subluxation (transient dislocation) that led to a hip replacement, which ended his NFL career.
    — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 June 2017
  • Waletzko first suffered the subluxation, or shoulder-joint dislocation, as a North Dakota senior.
    — Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Anderson, who was sidelined because of left shoulder subluxation, started Saturday and went 1 for 4.
    — sun-sentinel.com, 25 July 2021
  • Adding to her injury history, which included a fractured tibia four months before the 2016 Games, Kocian suffered a right shoulder subluxation last September.
    — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2020
  • White, 30, re-signed with the Patriots this offseason on a two-year, $5 million contract, but has remained on the physically unable to perform list after suffering a season-ending hip subluxation last year.
    — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Simmons left Philadelphia's game against Washington on Wednesday midway through the third quarter because of injury, officially diagnosed as a subluxation of the left patella.
    — Tim Reynolds, Star Tribune, 8 Aug. 2020
  • Powell has endured shoulder injuries throughout his eight-year career, including a previous subluxation of his left shoulder in November 2018.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Technically, this is not a dislocation but a subluxation.
    — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Climbers regularly suffer rotator-cuff tears, tendonitis, trigger finger syndrome (where the finger locks in bent position), and a bouldering injury called subluxation, where a jarring hang causes the shoulder’s ball joint to detach from its socket.
    — Dan Roe, Outside Online, 25 Oct. 2016
  • The Padres’ dynamic shortstop is expected to be activated for Friday’s series opener, having averted surgery following a subluxation of his left shoulder.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Globe subluxation can be triggered by trauma, eyelid manipulation, or, in theory, something like forcing yourself to keep your eyes open during an extremely powerful sneeze, Dr. Steele says.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 22 Mar. 2019
  • White is out indefinitely after suffering a hip subluxation against New Orleans.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2021
  • There are several surgical kneecap stabilization procedures that can be done for recurring patella dislocations or subluxations.
    — Jonathan Cluett, Md, Verywell Health, 9 Nov. 2023

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