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Spring is nearly in the air, leaving kids and parents everywhere scrambling to find cleats, track shoes, tennis shoes and court shoes. Sport-specific shoes can really affect the way you play. If you participate in a certain sport at least two to three times a week, you should wear a sport-specific shoe. Get Sport Shoe […]
An avulsion fracture is an injury to the bone in a place where a tendon or ligament attaches to the bone. When an avulsion fracture occurs, the tendon or ligament pulls off a piece of the bone. Where do avulsion fractures occur? Avulsion fractures can occur anywhere in the body, but they are more common […]
Dr Alexandra Stanislavsky and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. An avulsion fracture of the 5th metatarsal styloid (also known as a pseudo-Jones fracture) is one of the more common foot avulsion injuries, and accounts for over 90% of fractures of the base of the 5th metatarsal. Despite what should be a simple entity, controversy exists, […]
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