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I injured my knee and they said it tore a piece of bone from my femur, is that classified as a fracture?
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Yes: Called an avulsion fracture when attached ligament or tendon pulls offs fragment of bone.
Answered 12/24/2012
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Avulsion?: Technically speaking, yes. Sounds like an "avulsion" fracture.
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