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Guarding or favoring joint

Joint problems are a clinical finding in which there is pain, difficulty moving, stiffness, or swelling at a joint (which is where two bones meet).

Dr. Keegan Duchicelareviewed this

family medicine 15 years experience

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common is it?

Very common

Body locations

Extremity, Arm, Leg, Shoulder, Hand, Foot

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