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Avulsion fracture shoulder
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 Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 40 years experience
Avulsion fracture: See image for example. Signs: swelling, tenderness, pain with weightbearing, possible lump if avulsed segment is out of alignment.
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Payam Rafatanswered
Podiatry 24 years experience
Pain, swelling: Have an x-ray taken to determine if there is a fracture. Symptoms may include: pain, swelling, and limitation of motion.
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4.3k 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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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
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ahmad M Hadiedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 51 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
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5.5k viewsReviewed Dec 29, 2022
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ahmad M Hadiedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 51 years experience
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 weigh... Read More
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