avulsion fracture

avulsion fracture
avulsion fracture n 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 called also sprain fracture

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an indirect fracture caused by avulsion or pull of a ligament.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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