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What is crepitus?

What is crepitus? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (medicine) Grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints.
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Findings on physical examination include decreased range of motion, crepitus, a mild joint effusion, and palpable osteophytic changes at the knee joint.
The knee often clicks as it moves through its range of movement and usually the patient feels and hears grating or crepitus under their kneecap.
Actually, I don't know, it's a bit swollen, but I don't think the crepitus has come back.
This step comprises a search for pain, abnormal motion, crepitus or swelling of the palpated zone.
The older the patient, and the further ossification has progressed, the more does the crepitus resemble that of fracture.
Palpation of the nasal structures should be done to elicit any crepitus, indentation, or irregularity of the nasal bone.

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