subluxation
noun
sub·lux·a·tion
ˌsə-ˌblək-ˈsā-shən 
: partial dislocation (as of one of the bones in a joint)
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All-Star shortstop Jacob Wilson suffered a shoulder subluxation during Sunday’s 2-1 loss to the Orioles in Baltimore.
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
Diagnosed with a left shoulder subluxation, Miller missed 13 games while rehabilitating the injury.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
But India, 29, had been playing with shoulder subluxations for five years, since his major league career started with the Cincinnati Reds in 2021.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2026
Outfield prospect Kale Fountain will undergo season-ending surgery Tuesday after sustaining a left shoulder subluxation following a run-in with a wall last week in Lake Elsinore.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
Diagnosed with a left shoulder subluxation, Miller missed 13 games while rehabilitating the injury.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
But India, 29, had been playing with shoulder subluxations for five years, since his major league career started with the Cincinnati Reds in 2021.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2026
Outfield prospect Kale Fountain will undergo season-ending surgery Tuesday after sustaining a left shoulder subluxation following a run-in with a wall last week in Lake Elsinore.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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subluxation
noun
sub·lux·a·tion
ˌsəb-ˌlək-ˈsā-shən
: partial dislocation (as of one of the bones in a joint)
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