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Avulsion fracture finger
A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Varadyanswered
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A splint should work: Avulsion fractures generally heal by them selves as long as you immobilize the bone. The plaster tape should work, but you need to immobilize the dig... Read More
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3.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Jeffrey Wintanswered
Hand Surgery 37 years experience
Avulsion fractures: in the finger can be minor with a small fragment but accompanied by a large soft tissue injury to ligaments and tendons, or can have a large fracture ... Read More
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3.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Jason Boyeranswered
Orthopedic Surgery 20 years experience
Follow up: While an avulsion fracture usually heals well on its own with time, if you are still having stiffness two months out, you need to follow up with a han... Read More
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5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Philip Schwarzmananswered
Emergency Medicine 46 years experience
Chip fracture: A small fragment of bone that has "chipped" off the main bone. Usually needs minimal treatment.
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2.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Bloomeanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 27 years experience
Depends: This really depends on which bone is involved. Some avulsion fractures require no therapy at all while others may involve therapy.
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Cohenanswered
Wound Care 48 years experience
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 metat... Read More
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Steven Shannonanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 10 years experience
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 ... Read More
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3.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Hettingeranswered
Podiatry 38 years experience
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.
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5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bruce Prageranswered
Sports Medicine 44 years experience
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 ... Read More
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5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ellen Wenzelanswered
Podiatry 16 years experience
Where: It is important to know where and how this fracture occurred.
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Trettinanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 35 years experience
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 a... Read More
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2.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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