Crepitus
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This article is about the medical term. For the Roman god, see Crepitus (mythology).
Crepitus is "a grating sound or sensation produced by friction between bone and cartilage or the fractured parts of a bone".
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Various types of crepitus that can be heard in joint pathologies are:
- Bone crepitus: This can be heard when two fragments of a fracture are moved against each other.
- Joint crepitus: This can be obtained when the affected joint is passively moved with one hand, while the other hand is placed on the joint to feel the crepitus.
- Crepitus of bursitis: This is heard when the fluid in the bursa contains small, loose fibrinous particles.
- Crepitus of tenosynovitis: From inflammation of the fluid-filled sheath (synovium) that surrounds a tendon.