Question 1

what's an avulsion fracture?

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Serious injury.: The ligaments around the injury area were stronger than the bone they were attached to. The ligaments held, but pulled a portion of the bone off.

Question 2

what is a undisplaced avulsion fracture?

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Chip fracture: A small fragment of bone that has "chipped" off the main bone. Usually needs minimal treatment.

Question 3

what therapy is there for avulsion fracture?

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Depends: This really depends on which bone is involved. Some avulsion fractures require no therapy at all while others may involve therapy.

Question 4

what are the signs of an avulsion fracture on the foot?

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Pain and swelling: An avulsion fracture is merely a break in a bone caused by a pulling force of a muscle/tendon.  In the foot, it is common at the base of the 5th metatarsal.  You would have pain, swelling, and probably bruising to the area.   It needs to be treated professionally as would any fracture.

Question 5

the doctor said i have an "avulsion-fracture." what is that?

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Avulsion fractures: Avulsion fractures occur when you experience a traumatic injury involving a tendon or ligament interface with bone. When this occurs, either the bone or the ligament is going to fail. In an avulsion fracture, the bone fails to resist the traumatic force subsequently fracturing and still attached to the ligament pulling on it. They are very common, especially in younger individuals.

Question 6

what is the recovery time for an avulsion fracture?

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Depends: You need to let us know where the avulsion fracture is.  An avulsion fracture in the shoulder can take months to recover. An avulsion fracture in the ankle can take much less time.

Question 7

what is the rehab needed for an avulsion fracture?

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Where: It is important to know where and how this fracture occurred.

Question 8

what is a tarsal avulsion fracture? and how is it treated?

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Foot break: a tarsal fracture that has 'avulsed' or pulled off a smal piece of bone secondary to a tendon ( peroneus brevis , for example) or a ligament .almost all are treated non/ operatively in a cast/ walking boot w/ progressive wt. bearing. The serious tarsal( mid- foot ) fracture is the 'Lis - Franc' injury. See an experienced ORS if this is the case. Best of Luck!

Question 9

what is a hip avulsion fracture and how is it treated?

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Muscle contrarction: An avulsion fracture occurs when a tendon or ligament, along with a piece of the bone it's attached to, gets pulled away from the main part of the bone. 
Treatment resting and icing the affected area, then doing controlled exercises to stretch the tendon and promote bone healing — is usually all that's needed for an avulsion fracture to heal. In rear case we have to do surgery to put back

Question 10

what is the treatment for cuboid avulsion fracture ?

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Very simple Cam Boot: Avulsions: common due to numerus capsular and ligamentous attachments to the cuboid.
Treatment: 5-7 days nwb, elevation followed by progressive weight bearing and functional rehab, using simple cam boot. For 3 weeks.

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