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  2. Avulsion fracture - Wikipedia

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    The tuberosity avulsion fracture (also known as pseudo-Jones fracture or dancer's fracture [2] is a common fracture of the fifth metatarsal (the bone on the outside edge of the foot extending to the little toe). [3] This fracture is likely caused by the lateral band of the plantar aponeurosis (tendon). [4]

  3. Avulsion injury - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, an avulsion is an injury in which a body structure is torn off by either trauma or surgery (from the Latin avellere, meaning "to tear off"). [1] The term most commonly refers to a surface trauma where all layers of the skin have been torn away, exposing the underlying structures (i.e., subcutaneous tissue , muscle , tendons , or ...

  4. Achilles tendon rupture - Wikipedia

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    The Achilles tendon is the strongest and thickest tendon in the body. [12] It connects the calf muscles to the heel bone of the foot. The calf muscles are the gastrocnemius, soleus and the heel bone is called the calcaneus. It is approximately 15 centimeters (5.9 inches) long and begins near the middle part of the calf.

  5. List of eponymous fractures - Wikipedia

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    forced valgus of knee when struck from side by car bumper: Bumper fracture at TheFreeDictionary.com: Chance fracture: George Quentin Chance: horizontal fracture of vertebral body: hyperflexion of spine, seen in car accidents when lap belts were used: Chance fracture at Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics online Chauffeur's fracture [3] Chauffeurs

  6. What Is Peyronie’s Disease? What You Need to Know, From ...

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    One 2023 study found that men with fractures were more likely to develop Peyronie’s disease and ED. If they were over 45, the onset of Peyronie’s disease was likely to occur within five years ...

  7. Lisfranc injury - Wikipedia

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    A Lisfranc injury, also known as Lisfranc fracture, is an injury of the foot in which one or more of the metatarsal bones are displaced from the tarsus. [1] [2]The injury is named after Jacques Lisfranc de St. Martin, a French surgeon and gynecologist who noticed this fracture pattern amongst cavalrymen in 1815, after the War of the Sixth Coalition.

  8. Bone fracture - Wikipedia

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    March fracture – a fracture of the distal third of one of the metatarsals occurring because of recurrent stress; Cuneiform fracture – a fracture of one of the three cuneiform bones typically due to direct blow, axial load, or avulsion [20] Calcaneal fracture – a fracture of the calcaneus (heel bone) Broken toe – a fracture of the pedal ...

  9. Mekhi Becton suffered avulsion fracture, season likely over - AOL

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