Ankle Avulsion Fracture Picture

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Ankle Avulsion Fracture

An avulsion fracture occurs when an injury causes a ligament
or tendon to tear off (avulse) a small piece of a bone to which it's attached. The injury
may be due to direct trauma, such as a hard tackle in football, or indirect trauma, such
as an aggressive pivot in soccer or basketball. This type of fracture can also be
associated with serious injury to the involved ligament or tendon. An
avulsion fracture can happen anywhere a tendon or ligament attaches to
the bone. The ankle is one of the most common areas to get this type of
fracture. It is hard to show a picture of this type of fracture so we
have included an image that show the location of the tendons and
ligaments of the foot and ankle.

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