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 ...

A fracture is a break or crack in a bone that often results from an injury. With an avulsion fracture, an injury to the bone occurs near where the bone attaches to a tendon or ligament. When the ...

Extensor tendon injuries, most frequently occurring in the hand, represent a significant clinical challenge due to the intricacies of the extensor mechanism and the vital function it performs in digit ...

Ring avulsion is a traumatic injury that occurs when a ring is caught on an object and is yanked off your finger suddenly and rapidly, potentially causing severe tissue damage. It requires emergency ...

Late direct repair of a lacerated flexor tendon is a tendon repair performed 3 weeks after injury. When direct repair is performed late, contraction of the musculotendonous unit makes it difficult to ...

Extensor tendons are found just under the skin of the hand or the top of the feet. Extensor tendonitis is an inflammation of these tendons, and many factors can cause it. Tendons are bands of tissue ...

A patient had a ruptured flexor digitorum sublimis tendon of the long finger in the region of decussation. The injury occurred several weeks after repair of a zone 2 flexor digitorum sublimis and ...

This week we are going to discuss a very complex condition that is called the extensor tendon laceration of the hand or thumb. The extensor tendons raise and straighten our fingers in our thumbs and ...

It sounds like the start of a joke: "Why don't hand surgeons wear wedding rings?" As comedian Jimmy Fallon found out, the answer is anything but funny. Late last month Fallon slipped on a rug in his ...