Injury or trauma to a joint, including damage to bones, cartilage, ligaments, or other joint structures.
From Greek 'arthron' (joint) + 'trauma' (wound or injury, from Greek 'traumatikos' meaning relating to wounds). This combines the anatomical location with the injury concept.
Arthrotrauma encompasses everything from a single torn ligament to complex fracture-dislocations—it's a useful umbrella term for sports medicine doctors who need to describe any kind of joint injury without specifying exactly what's damaged until they've done imaging.
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