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 ...

In a continuing series, The Athletic breaks down some of the most common football injuries (no pun intended), giving you the lowdown on what exactly it is and what happens after a player picks it up… ...

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 ...

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.

What does the image show? The case image shows a Jones fracture within the cortex near the base of the 5th metatarsal bone (Note: this is not a dancer’s fracture). The metal foreign body was from a ...