What Is an Avulsion Fracture? An avulsion fracture happens when a ligament or tendon pulls away a small piece of a bone. This usually results from an accident or traumatic injury. Avulsion fractures ...

An avulsion fracture happens when a tendon or ligament pulls a small fragment of bone from the main bone. These fractures usually occur near joints, such as in the fingers, hips, feet, and ankles.

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - JANUARY 09: Bogdan Bogdanovic #13 of the Atlanta Hawks goes to the floor with an injury during the second quarter of their game against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum ...

BEREA — Browns offensive tackle Dawand Jones had surgery on a torn lateral colateral ligament in his right knee and a hamstring avulsion on Sept. 25, four days after suffering in the injury on the ...

What Is an Avulsion Wound? An avulsion wound refers to a wound in which a part of the body has been torn off or removed through either surgery or trauma. There are many types of avulsion wounds, ...

The thumb injury to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is more severe than known. Rodgers' injury, suffered during a 27-22 loss to the Giants in London on Oct. 9, is actually an avulsion ...