What Is “Crepitus”?
If your first thought when you saw the title of this article was, "Well, that word sounds a lot like "decrepit," you're actually (sort of) on the right track. Crepitus is a medical term that is used to describe the popping, cracking, grating, or "creaky" sounds that sometimes occur when you move joints such as your knees, elbows, wrists, or ankles. The sounds are most often caused by the presence...
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