Today’s article involves fractures of bone which are caused by a small piece of bone attaching to a tendon and being pulled away from the bone in a type of chunk or chip. This type of fracture is ...

This week we are going to discuss a rather obscure/rare condition that occurs primarily in athletes and those who are involved in rigorously active activities. They can range from water skiing to ...

This patient, a smoker with cervical spondylotic myeloradiculopathy, had required a C4–C5 anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with a tricortical autograft harvested with a sagittal saw and ...

Department of Orthopedics and Department of Sports Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey Correspondence to: Dr Doral Department of Orthopedics and Department of Sports Medicine, Hacettepe ...

Patellar medial patellofemoral ligament avulsion with an osteochondral fracture of the medial patellar margin seems to benefit from initial fixation when compared with simple arthroscopic removal, ...

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 ...

Sacramento Kings All-Star center Domantas Sabonis has been diagnosed with an avulsion fracture of the ulnar collateral ligament of the right thumb, the team announced Monday. The Kings had said he was ...

ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 29: Dewayne Dedmon #14 of the Atlanta Hawks battles for a rebound against Thon Maker #7 and Malcolm Brogdon #13 of the Milwaukee Bucks at Philips Arena on October 29, 2017 in ...

De'Aaron Fox suffered an avulsion fracture in his left hand late in the Sacramento Kings' Game 4 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. Fox, who's left-handed, is now listed as doubtful for Game ...

Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen has been diagnosed with "an avulsion fracture involving the costochondral cartilage of the left 11th rib," the team In simpler terms, McCutchen's injury is a ...