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DefinitionAnterior cruciate ligament? (ACL) avulsion fractures also called tibial eminence fracture?, contribute to most of the injuries stabilizing the knee joint, connects your thighbone (femur) to...
DefinitionAn anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS) avulsion fracture?, which means the broken, injury, displacement, bleeding, soft muscle concussion, contusion in iliac bony prominence just above acetabulum...
DefinitionArcuate complex avulsion fracture? (arcuate sign) is often a subtle injury on the knee joints representing an avulsion fracture? of the proximal fibula at the site...
DefinitionAstragalus Fracture? is an antiquated fracture? of the talus bone of the foot with regard to a pattern of isolated fracture?/dislocation injury of the talus. Fractures included...
DefinitionAthlete Forearm Fractures /The forearm is the part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow. It is made up of two bones: the radius...
DefinitionAtypical femoral fractures, also known as bisphosphonate-related proximal femoral fractures, are an example of insufficiency fractures, rare transverse fractures of the femoral shaft, catastrophic brittle fractures with...
DefinitionAvascular Necrosis of Bone/Osteonecrosis of the hip commonly known as avascular necrosis (AVN) of the hip, is the death of the femoral head as a result...
DefinitionAvascular Necrosis of the Lunate/Kienbock’s Disease, also known as avascular necrosis of the lunate, is a condition in which the lunate bone, one of eight small...
DefinitionAviator Fracture? astragalus is an antiquated fracture? of the talus bone of the foot with regard to a pattern of isolated fracture?/dislocation injury of the talus. Fractures...
DefinitionAn avulsion fracture? of the fifth metatarsal also known as a pseudo-Jones fracture or a dancer fracture is a type of fracture that occurs where a tendon? attaches to the...
DefinitionAn avulsion fracture? is an injury to the bone in a location where a tendon? or ligament?, soft tissue attachments to the bone can include ligaments,...
