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FLAIL-JOINT

\flˈe͡ɪld͡ʒˈɔ͡ɪnt], \flˈe‍ɪld‍ʒˈɔ‍ɪnt], \f_l_ˈeɪ_l_dʒ_ˈɔɪ_n_t]\

Definitions of FLAIL-JOINT

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Abnormal mobility of a joint after resection.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A joint in which there is no anteroposterior lateral stability, as sometimes occurs after following resection.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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