laxity

Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia.

lax·i·ty

(laks'i-tē)

Looseness or freedom of movement in a joint, normal or excessive.
See also: instability

[L. laxitas, looseness]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

laxity

(lăk′sĭ-tē) [L. laxitas, openness]

The amount a joint or ligament deviates from its initial position when a force is applied to it.

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

6.2 Global Vaginal Laxity Market Players Competitive Landscape

Global Vaginal Laxity Market (2019-2023 Edition): Viveve Medical is Dominating the Competition

The quantification of joint laxity in dancers and gymnasts.

Influence of Mirror Feedback and Ankle Joint Laxity on Dynamic Balance in Trained Ballet Dancers

Chahed pointed out that the situation in the public health sector should not continue, specifying that this sector has been living through a crisis since years and which has worsened after the revolution due to laxity, thus a solution should be found to this problem.

"Health sector suffers from laxity, finding solutions is everyone's responsibility" (Chahed)

"Very often women suffer in silence with incontinence, prolapse, vaginismus, vaginal laxity and sexual dysfunction because of these concerns.

Expert opinion: Mrs Nadia Bhal, Nuffield Health

[33] measured an angular laxity of 65 [+ or -] 7[degrees] and 66 [+ or -] 15[degrees] for a [+ or -]9 Nm torque at 60[degrees] and 90[degrees] of flexion, respectively.

Design, repeatability, and comparison to literature data of a new noninvasive device called "rotameter" to measure rotational knee laxity

Another challenge that plastic surgeons face is how far they chase the skin, and if they could manage to prevent further skin laxity.

Body Lift Surgery After Weight Loss Poses Challenge for UAE's Plastic Surgeons

compared soft tissue balance during TKA with soft tissue balance after TKA and concluded that immediate postoperative coronal laxity correlated positively with intraoperative coronal laxity at 0[degrees] (extension) but exhibited no correlation with intraoperative coronal laxity at 90[degrees] (flexion) [10].

Changes in joint gap balances between intra- and postoperation in total knee arthroplasty

Or can it be attributed to the negligence and laxity that many governmental authorities have experienced since the eruption of the revolution two years ago?

Tragic Luxor hot air balloon accident

(8) However, other studies have reported contradictory results that refute the theory that hormonal variations during the menstrual cycle contribute to ligament laxity. For example, Van Luren et al (9) reported arthrometric analysis of ACL laxity that failed to demonstrate any variation in ACL laxity throughout the menstrual cycle.

Anterior cruciate ligament laxity related to the menstrual cycle: an updated systematic review of the literature

The National Commission for Women (NCW) slammed the police for their "laxity", saying they should be "more sensitive" towards such occurrences.

Delhi gangrape: Police detain four for questioning, NCW slams cops

Riyadh, Dhu-AlHijjah 26, 1433, November 11, 2012, SPA -- The Royal Court issued today the following statement : "in continuation of the medical tests the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is undergoing, some laxity has been detected at the conjoining cord in the upper back.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques undergoes back surgery next week, Royal Court reports

Lid malpositions, such as ectropion, entropion, and ptosis, are mostly due to slackness of the eyelid tissues--"lid laxity" is a very broad concept, which can really result in a lot of diverse complaints.