An avulsion fracture takes place when a ligament or tendon pulls so forcefully on the bone that it detaches a small fragment. This type of injury is often seen in athletes or in personal injury ...

Dunne, who is also a social media influencer and the girlfriend of Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, has been sidelined for the last month with an avulsion fracture in her kneecap.

Because of its complex range of motion and the weight that’s often distributed through the joint, the knee is vulnerable to injury. The knee is one of the most complex joints in your body. It ...

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The medial end of the clavicle is a relatively uncommon site of fracture. It is often associated with high-energy injury if it is traumatic in cause. Medial clavicle fracture arising from minor injury ...

Posterior tibial tendon problems usually occur just underneath the inner side of the ankle, called the medial malleolus. The medial malleolus is the end of the shin bone (the tibia). It's the big bump ...

Check for either the dorsalis pedis pulse (on the top of the foot) or the posterior tibial pulse (located behind the medial malleolus — the ankle bone). For dorsalis pedis, first, visualize the ...