How Do I Treat an Avulsion Fracture?

Avulsion fractures are sudden and violent contractions of muscles or ligaments, causing the bones at the attachment sites of muscles, tendons and ligaments to be broken and avulsed. Seen in the case of personal injury when being violently pushed down or falling down, the protective muscles contract violently, causing partial avulsion of the bone, such as the large femur, small trochanter, humerus, epicondyle, etc. Avulsion fractures are often horizontal, with avulsed bone fragments moving with the direction of muscle pull. ^[1]

Avulsion fracture

Avulsion fractures are sudden and violent contractions of muscles or ligaments, causing the bones at the attachment sites of muscles, tendons and ligaments to be broken and avulsed. Seen in the case of personal injury when being violently pushed down or falling down, the protective muscles contract violently, causing partial avulsion of the bone, such as the large femur, small trochanter, humerus, epicondyle, etc. Avulsion fractures are often horizontal, with avulsed bone fragments moving with the direction of muscle pull. ^[1]

Avulsability

When avulsion fractures are encountered (the injured area is usually congested and swollen quickly, and the pain is strong), do not move the injured area (mostly in the ankle, knee, elbow, and knuckle), and go to the hospital for treatment Emergency department and surgery, radiology examination and treatment.

After avulsion fractures are fixed, the key is to pay attention to rest to reduce the movement of the injured area and keep warm.

General treatment:

You need to have medication or equipment or acupuncture during the treatment, and you need to strengthen the nearby muscle groups, especially the small muscle groups. Remember that it is the muscle groups of the knees, not the thighs. Of course, the thighs are also required. Trained, but mainly knees. It is recommended not to squat too deep, 30 to 45 degrees, do not squat for too long, more than 10 minutes, less than 20 minutes; if not, you can squat a little shallower, but the time is preferably more than 10 minutes. During the treatment period, it can be combined with traditional Chinese medicine treatment, such as taking some medicines for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, or doing some self-healing physical therapy exercises.