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Definitions for "Avulsion fracture"
Keywords:  ligament, tendon, fragment, detached, fracture
Related Terms: Musculoskeletal system, Musculoskeletal, Tendon, Tendons, Synostosis, Synchondrosis, Osseous, Endochondral ossification, Ligaments, Syndesmosis, Trabecular bone, Ligament, Bone spur, Osteophytes, Ossify, Osteochondritis dissecans, Hyaline cartilage, Knee sprain, Articular cartilage, Sprain, Cartilage, Osteophyte, Joints, Intramembranous ossification, Ankle sprain, Fibrocartilage, Skeletal system, Ossification, Dislocation, Cartilaginous, Periosteum, Ankylosis, Cortical bone, Suspensory ligament, Sesamoid bone, Splint , Compact bone, Spongy bone, Sinew, Sesamoid, Costochondritis, Splints, Bone, Aponeurosis, Epimysium, Skeleton, Hyoid bone, Osteochondrosis, Orthopedic, Compression fracture
the detachment of a bone fragment that results from the pulling away of a ligament, tendon, or joint capsule from its point of attachment on a bone.
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an injury in which a ligament pulls a bone fragment loose or causes the bone to be pulled out of normal alignment
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an injury to the bone in a place where a tendon or ligament attaches to the bone
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