This week we are going to continue our talk on sprains, strains, and fractures to ainclude a special type of fracture, which occurs all too often-the avulsion fracture. Avulsions are a fracture that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Jennifer J. Beck, MD, and colleagues surveyed 1,400 members of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North ...

What Is an Avulsion Fracture? An avulsion fracture happens when a ligament or tendon pulls away a small piece of a bone. This usually results from an accident or traumatic injury. Avulsion fractures ...

This week we will be discussing the specific injury called an “avulsion fracture.” Avulsion fractures are different than long bone fractures and different than other forms of traumatic bone injury in ...

A 42-year-old woman was involved in a motorcycle crash and sustained a type II open, right distal-third tibia and fibula fractures (Figure 1). The patient was appropriately resuscitated, given IV ...

Lateral ankle injuries without radiographic evidence of a fracture are common injuries for children and rarely result in Salter-Harris I fractures of the distal fibula (SH1DF), according to a ...

A fracture is a break or crack in a bone that often results from an injury. With an avulsion fracture, an injury to the bone occurs near where the bone attaches to a tendon or ligament. When the ...

The fibula helps stabilize and support your leg, body, ankle, and leg muscles. It runs parallel to the tibia, a larger bone that also forms the shin, and attaches the ankle and knee joint. The fibula ...

The fibula is the longest, thinnest calf bone in your lower leg. Of your two lower leg bones, your fibula is closest to the outside of your body. When you break this bone, it's called a fibular ...