Methods: An 18-year-old female with an ACL femoral avulsion fracture and a medial collateral ligament (MCL) rupture underwent arthroscopic anchor stitching using a composite absorbable bone anchor.

According to the Cleveland Clinic, an avulsion fracture occurs when "a piece of bone attached to a ligament or tendon breaks away from the main part of the bone." The Cleveland Clinic notes that ...

Objectives: Rupture of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) is a frequent injury of the hand. When untreated, this injury may lead to decreased pinch strength, pain, instability, and osteoarthritis.

LSU was without Livvy Dunne, who has been sidelined due to an avulsion fracture in her kneecap. The Utes advanced to the Final Four for the fifth consecutive year with a score of 197.7625.

Bayern Munich full-back Alphonso Davies will be out for "several months" after suffering a cruciate ligament injury in his right knee which requires surgery. Davies sustained the injury during ...

Background: Up to 30% of patients suffer from long-term functional restrictions following conservative treatment of distal radius fractures. Whether duration of cast immobilisation influences ...

Here’s the latest from the injury report. Without their two best players, the Jazz will have to find production elsewhere if they want to keep things competitive. They were able to play 24 ...

2 Academic Center for Evidence Based Sports Medicine (ACES), Amsterdam, The Netherlands 3 Amsterdam Collaboration for Health and Safety in Sports (ACHSS), VUmc / AMC IOC Research Centre for Prevention ...

Rockets guard Reed Sheppard is making positive strides in rehabilitating the right thumb avulsion fracture that he suffered on March 6 versus the New Orleans Pelicans. Houston's top rookie was ...

The medial collateral ligament (MCL) tear is a common injury to the inside of the knee that typically occurs in certain sports. Severity of the MCL injury falls into one of three grades, depending on ...

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However, if your knee popping is accompanied by pain or a loss of joint mobility, an injury ... are called the collateral ligaments, and the ones inside your knee joint are the cruciate ligaments. ACL ...