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Joint crepitus

MedGen UID:
533896
•Concept ID:
C0231592
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Articular crepitation; False crepitus; Joint crackle; Joint crepitation
SNOMED CT: Joint crackle (2764000); Joint crepitation (2764000); Articular crepitation (2764000); Joint crepitus (2764000); False crepitus (2764000)
 
HPO: HP:0034431

Definition

A popping, clicking or crackling sound that accompaniees movement of a joint. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVJoint crepitus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Effect of arthrocentesis plus platelet-rich plasma and platelet-rich plasma alone in the treatment of temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis: A retrospective matched cohort study (A STROBE-compliant article).
Lin SL, Tsai CC, Wu SL, Ko SY, Chiang WF, Yang JW
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Apr;97(16):e0477. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000010477. PMID: 29668626Free PMC Article
Epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of temporomandibular disorders.
Liu F, Steinkeler A
Dent Clin North Am 2013 Jul;57(3):465-79. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2013.04.006. PMID: 23809304

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Short term effects of a novel combined approach compared with physical therapy alone among older patients with temporomandibular degenerative joint disease: a prospective cohort study.
Liu S, Fan S, Li G, Cai B, Yao Y, Jin L, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Xu L
BMC Oral Health 2023 Mar 25;23(1):173. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-02848-9. PMID: 36966303Free PMC Article
Transcranial direct current stimulation for knee osteoarthritis: a single-blind randomized sham-controlled trial.
Azizi S, Rezasoltani Z, Najafi S, Mohebi B, Tabatabaee SM, Dadarkhah A
Neurophysiol Clin 2021 Aug;51(4):329-338. Epub 2020 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.neucli.2020.12.002. PMID: 33323306
Effect of Flat-Plane Splint Vertical Thickness on Disc Displacement Without Reduction: A Retrospective Matched-Cohort Study.
Lin SL, Wu SL, Ko SY, Yen CY, Yang JW
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017 Aug;75(8):1627-1636. Epub 2017 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2016.12.047. PMID: 28157490
Age-related differences in temporomandibular disorder diagnoses.
Guarda-Nardini L, Piccotti F, Mogno G, Favero L, Manfredini D
Cranio 2012 Apr;30(2):103-9. doi: 10.1179/crn.2012.015. PMID: 22606853
Relationship between overbite/overjet and clicking or crepitus of the temporomandibular joint.
Hirsch C, John MT, Drangsholt MT, Mancl LA
J Orofac Pain 2005 Summer;19(3):218-25. PMID: 16106715

Diagnosis

Structural abnormalities and osteopathic considerations in primary immunodeficiencies.
Rowane MJ, Callahan MA, Schend JE, Rowane MP, Hostoffer RW
J Osteopath Med 2023 Apr 1;123(4):195-199. Epub 2023 Jan 25 doi: 10.1515/jom-2022-0129. PMID: 36692027
People's beliefs about the meaning of crepitus in patellofemoral pain and the impact of these beliefs on their behaviour: A qualitative study.
Robertson CJ, Hurley M, Jones F
Musculoskelet Sci Pract 2017 Apr;28:59-64. Epub 2017 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2017.01.012. PMID: 28171780
Epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of temporomandibular disorders.
Liu F, Steinkeler A
Dent Clin North Am 2013 Jul;57(3):465-79. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2013.04.006. PMID: 23809304
Temporomandibular joint bone tissue resorption in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis can be predicted by joint crepitus and plasma glutamate level.
Hajati AK, Näsström K, Alstergren P, Bratt J, Kopp S
Mediators Inflamm 2010;2010:627803. Epub 2010 Jun 29 doi: 10.1155/2010/627803. PMID: 20671920Free PMC Article
Relationship between overbite/overjet and clicking or crepitus of the temporomandibular joint.
Hirsch C, John MT, Drangsholt MT, Mancl LA
J Orofac Pain 2005 Summer;19(3):218-25. PMID: 16106715

Therapy

Transcranial direct current stimulation for knee osteoarthritis: a single-blind randomized sham-controlled trial.
Azizi S, Rezasoltani Z, Najafi S, Mohebi B, Tabatabaee SM, Dadarkhah A
Neurophysiol Clin 2021 Aug;51(4):329-338. Epub 2020 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.neucli.2020.12.002. PMID: 33323306
Clinical efficacy of a centric relation occlusal splint and intra-articular liquid phase concentrated growth factor injection for the treatment of temporomandibular disorders.
Yang JW, Huang YC, Wu SL, Ko SY, Tsai CC
Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Mar;96(11):e6302. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000006302. PMID: 28296738Free PMC Article
Epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of temporomandibular disorders.
Liu F, Steinkeler A
Dent Clin North Am 2013 Jul;57(3):465-79. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2013.04.006. PMID: 23809304
Treatment of patients with arthrosis of hip or knee with an aqueous extract of devil's claw (Harpagophytum procumbens DC.).
Wegener T, Lüpke NP
Phytother Res 2003 Dec;17(10):1165-72. doi: 10.1002/ptr.1322. PMID: 14669250
The indigenous fisherman divers of Thailand: diving-related mortality and morbidity.
Gold D, Geater A, Aiyarak S, Wongcharoenyong S, Juengprasert W, Johnson M, Skinner P
Int J Occup Saf Ergon 2000;6(2):147-67. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2000.11076449. PMID: 10927665

Prognosis

Effect of arthrocentesis plus platelet-rich plasma and platelet-rich plasma alone in the treatment of temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis: A retrospective matched cohort study (A STROBE-compliant article).
Lin SL, Tsai CC, Wu SL, Ko SY, Chiang WF, Yang JW
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Apr;97(16):e0477. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000010477. PMID: 29668626Free PMC Article
Clinical efficacy of a centric relation occlusal splint and intra-articular liquid phase concentrated growth factor injection for the treatment of temporomandibular disorders.
Yang JW, Huang YC, Wu SL, Ko SY, Tsai CC
Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Mar;96(11):e6302. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000006302. PMID: 28296738Free PMC Article
Effect of Flat-Plane Splint Vertical Thickness on Disc Displacement Without Reduction: A Retrospective Matched-Cohort Study.
Lin SL, Wu SL, Ko SY, Yen CY, Yang JW
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017 Aug;75(8):1627-1636. Epub 2017 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2016.12.047. PMID: 28157490
Temporomandibular joint bone tissue resorption in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis can be predicted by joint crepitus and plasma glutamate level.
Hajati AK, Näsström K, Alstergren P, Bratt J, Kopp S
Mediators Inflamm 2010;2010:627803. Epub 2010 Jun 29 doi: 10.1155/2010/627803. PMID: 20671920Free PMC Article
Temporomandibular arthropathy: correlation between clinical signs and symptoms and arthroscopic findings.
Holmlund AB, Axelsson S
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1996 Jun;25(3):178-81. doi: 10.1016/s0901-5027(96)80024-5. PMID: 8872218

Clinical prediction guides

Short term effects of a novel combined approach compared with physical therapy alone among older patients with temporomandibular degenerative joint disease: a prospective cohort study.
Liu S, Fan S, Li G, Cai B, Yao Y, Jin L, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Xu L
BMC Oral Health 2023 Mar 25;23(1):173. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-02848-9. PMID: 36966303Free PMC Article
Transcranial direct current stimulation for knee osteoarthritis: a single-blind randomized sham-controlled trial.
Azizi S, Rezasoltani Z, Najafi S, Mohebi B, Tabatabaee SM, Dadarkhah A
Neurophysiol Clin 2021 Aug;51(4):329-338. Epub 2020 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.neucli.2020.12.002. PMID: 33323306
Clinical efficacy of a centric relation occlusal splint and intra-articular liquid phase concentrated growth factor injection for the treatment of temporomandibular disorders.
Yang JW, Huang YC, Wu SL, Ko SY, Tsai CC
Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Mar;96(11):e6302. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000006302. PMID: 28296738Free PMC Article
Effect of Flat-Plane Splint Vertical Thickness on Disc Displacement Without Reduction: A Retrospective Matched-Cohort Study.
Lin SL, Wu SL, Ko SY, Yen CY, Yang JW
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017 Aug;75(8):1627-1636. Epub 2017 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2016.12.047. PMID: 28157490
Temporomandibular joint bone tissue resorption in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis can be predicted by joint crepitus and plasma glutamate level.
Hajati AK, Näsström K, Alstergren P, Bratt J, Kopp S
Mediators Inflamm 2010;2010:627803. Epub 2010 Jun 29 doi: 10.1155/2010/627803. PMID: 20671920Free PMC Article

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