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Avulsion fracture shoulder
A 19-year-old female asked:

Dr. Philip Schwarzmananswered
Emergency Medicine 45 years experience
Chip fracture: A small fragment of bone that has "chipped" off the main bone. Usually needs minimal treatment.
2.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Dr. Ahmad M Hadiedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 50 years experience
It depend: Some avulsion fracture can be treated by no weight bearing for week or two, then gradual weight bearing for another 3 weeks, usually they heal with no... Read More
5.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
This would require: History, physical examination ; x-rays to properly diagnose.
4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. Ahmad M Hadiedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 50 years experience
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 bon... Read More
5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 44-year-old member asked:

Dr. Ellen Wenzelanswered
Podiatry 15 years experience
Ankle injury : An avulsion fracture may require several types of treatment based on the size and any displacement of the avulsed bone. This could require casting to ... Read More
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 16-year-old male asked:

Dr. Kurt Ehlertanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 29 years experience
Not in general: The typical growth plate avulsions that occur around the hip are not from growth plates which add height to an adolescent. The majority of growth in t... Read More
434 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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A 48-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jeffrey Kassanswered
Podiatry 29 years experience
Follow your: Doctors instructions. If they told you - you don't need surgery then great. If they told you to use crutches - use them . If they said walk in a camwa... Read More
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. Bernard Bach Jranswered
Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
About 6 weeks: Depends on where the avulsion exactly is. Sometimes a period of immobilization is required. See an upper extremity orthopedic doctor for this.
4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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