Avulsion fractures are common in the hip, elbow, and ankle in young people who play sports. However, you can have one anywhere in your body where soft tissue attaches to bone. Avulsion Fracture Causes ...

Avulsion fractures represent a significant clinical concern among adolescent athletes. These injuries occur when a sudden, forceful contraction of muscle or tendon pulls a fragment of bone away ...

Avulsion fractures are diagnosed with a clinical examination followed by X-rays and sometimes CT scans. The clinician may want to know the type of injury, severity and the surrounding symptoms ...

My mother suffered a hip fracture in her 60s, and things went downhill from there. As I approach menopause, what can I do to prevent this from happening to me? Start resistance training. Start now ...

DISCUSSION. Avulsion fractures of the anterior superior iliac crest in open apophyses are rare injuries, occurring in younger patients aged 11–23 years. 1– 7 They are more common in boys (a ratio of ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - D.C. United announced today that Bryan Namoff will miss three-to-four weeks of the season, due to an avulsion fracture to a rib, suffered during training on Friday, March 25 ...

Avulsion fractures may occur because of altered stresses by the sartorius and tensor fascia lata muscles. Although predisposing risk factors are not yet certain, the patients who seem to be at ...

Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports on Thursday that Smith actually suffered an avulsion fracture of the knee. ... This service is intended for adult audiences. No guarantees are made for any specific ...

Kings center Domantas Sabonis has been diagnosed with an avulsion fracture of the ulnar collateral ligament of the right thumb, the team announced Monday.

Jets head coach Robert Saleh just confirmed Mekhi Becton’s season is likely over before it begins.