Crepitus is a sound you would hear in a joint that had ________

A) knock-knee
B) scoliosis
C) a bone tumor
D) degenerative joint disease


D
Explanation: A) Crepitus is not related to knock-knee.
B) Crepitus is not related to scoliosis.
C) Crepitus is not related to a bone tumor.
D) Correct! In degenerative joint disease, cartilage is gone and the bone ends rub together with movement and produce crepitus.

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