DECATUR — Police said a Decatur man needed sutures to close a 3-inch-long, quarter-inch-wide facial wound after an assailant smashed a 12 ounce bottle of vodka against the right side of his head. The ...

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 occurs when a tendon or ligament that is attached to the bone pulls a piece of the fractured bone off. They can happen anywhere in the body but are most common in the finger, ...

A type of injury where a part of a patient's skin is forcibly pulled away due to extreme physical force, exposing the soft tissue underneath. The word avulsion originates from the Latin word avellere.

Background. A 7-year-old previously healthy girl was injured in a traffic accident and presented to the emergency room with abdominal pain, microscopic hematuria, and wide skin defects and deep ...

Ring avulsion is a traumatic injury that occurs when a ring is caught on an object and is yanked off your finger suddenly and rapidly, potentially causing severe tissue damage. It requires emergency ...

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, ...

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.

A 2-yr-old female forest buffalo (Syncerus caffer nanus) presented with acute trauma to the right horn following a fight with a conspecific resulting in fracture and avulsion of the frontal bone, ...

DECATUR — Police said a Decatur man needed sutures to close a 3-inch-long, quarter-inch-wide facial wound after an assailant smashed a 12 ounce bottle of vodka against the right side of his head.