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 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 ...

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 from ...

Pelvic fracture symptoms depend on the severity of the break but can include groin pain and trouble walking. Severe breaks can involve loss of consciousness and internal bleeding. Most pelvic ...

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, ...