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Avulsion Fracture
An avulsion fracture is an injury to the bone in the area where a tendon or ligament attaches to the skeleton. The tendon or ligament is injured in such a manner that it pulls off ...
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Avulsion fracture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An avulsion fracture is a bone fracture which occurs when a fragment of bone tears away from the main mass of bone as a result of physical trauma.
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Avulsion fracture: How is it treated? - MayoClinic.com
An avulsion fracture occurs when a ligament or tendon is pulled from a bone.
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Avulsion Fracture Fifth Metatarsal
An avulsion fracture of the fifth metatarsal is an injury to the base of the fifth metatarsal. Avulsion fractures are the most common type of fracture to the fifth metatarsal.
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avulsion fracture - definition of avulsion fracture in the Medical ...
fracture /frac·ture/ (frak´cher) 1. the breaking of a part, especially a bone. 2. a break or rupture in a bone. avulsion fracture separation of a small fragment of bone cortex at ...
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Avulsion Fracture - OrganizedWisdom Health
Avulsion Fracture, also known as Sprain Fracture or Strain Fracture, is a type of fracture which is caused when a ligament or tendon pulls away a fragment of the bone.
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avulsion fracture - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about avulsion ...
Break in the continuity of a bone, with or without displacement of any fragments. It may be pathological, the result of a relatively mild injury to an already diseased bone (as in ...
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Avulsion fracture: Definition from Answers.com
n The loss of a section of bone.
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Medcyclopaedia - Avulsion fracture
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avulsion fracture - definition of avulsion fracture by the Free Online ...
frac·ture (fr k ch r) n. 1. a. The act or process of breaking. b. The condition of having been broken or ruptured: "a sudden and irreparable fracture of the established order" (W ...
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