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Crepitus is "a grating sound or sensation produced by friction between bone and cartilage or the fractured parts of a bone". 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.
Pneumoscrotum is an uncommon ailment that presents as an enlarged scrotal sac.The buildup of gas or air in the scrotum causes the swelling. [1] Pneumoscrotum refers to two specific conditions: scrotal pneumatocele and scrotal emphysema with palpable crepitus. [2]
These cases result in immediate onset (usually) painless swelling of the face and neck; crepitus (crunching sound) typical of subcutaneous emphysema is often present and the subcutaneous air will be visible on X-ray. [24] One of the main causes of subcutaneous emphysema, along with pneumothorax, is an improperly functioning chest tube. [2]
Gas gangrene (also known as clostridial myonecrosis [1]) is a bacterial infection that produces tissue gas in gangrene.This deadly form of gangrene usually is caused by Clostridium perfringens bacteria.
Crepitus (palpable gas in tissues) Reduced or absent sensation over the skin of the affected area [2] Ecchymosis (bruising) that progresses to skin necrosis. [2] This is because the skin changes color from red to purple and black due to clotting blood vessels [8]
On palpation, the examiner may find crepitus at the neck joint and unstable movement including a positive "clunk test" (palpable subluxation). Lhermitte's sign may be elicited with head flexion. Imaging
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Signs and symptoms include crepitus (a crunching sound made when broken bone ends rub together), [1] pain, tenderness, bruising, and swelling over the fracture site. [4] The fracture may visibly move when the person breathes, and it may be bent or deformed, [4] potentially forming a "step" at the junction of the broken bone ends that is detectable by palpation. [3]