SS Nomar Garciaparra (left groin avulsion of the adductor longus muscle -- a ruptured tendon) is on the 60-day.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

The term 'avulsion' describes the process of natural channels abruptly changing course.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clastic Detritus] Reference

Childress said Monday the MRI revealed a fracture and an "avulsion" fracture in the calcaneus, which is the heel bone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference

Coach Brad Childress said an MRI exam revealed the stress fracture as well as an "avulsion" fracture in the heel bone.    From Wordnik.com.  [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference

Favre, 41, suffered a stress fracture in his left ankle and an "avulsion" fracture in his left heel bone in the Vikings'.    From Wordnik.com.  [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference

I find out today for sure if I have an avulsion fracture.    From Wordnik.com.  [Improve Your Balance And Help Heal Sprained Ankles | Lifehacker Australia] Reference

Do not, repeat do not, do a google image search of avulsion.    From Wordnik.com.  ["What Britney's Crotch Did To My Stats."] Reference

Anterior talofibular ligament avulsion in the pediatric population.    From Wordnik.com.  [Current orthopaedic research projects] Reference

Favre has both a stress fracture and an avulsion fracture in the foot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brett Favre Knocked Out Of Game, Carted Off Field] Reference

Gordo is correct that the Florida Supreme Court talks a lot about avulsion.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Ben Barros on Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection:] Reference

An avulsion fracture occurs when a fragment of bone is torn away by a tendon or ligament.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brett Favre Injured: Fractured Ankle Could End Consecutive Games Streak] Reference

The avulsion fracture in the heel bone is where a fragment has been torn away by a tendon or ligament.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brett Favre Knocked Out Of Game, Carted Off Field] Reference

While the initial examination didn't reveal a break, an MRI on Friday found an avulsion fracture, where a fragment of bone tears away.    From Wordnik.com.  [Troy Tulowitzki Injury: Shortstop Out Six Weeks With Broken Wrist] Reference

He missed practices Wednesday and Thursday after being diagnosed with a stress fracture and avulsion fracture in his left ankle and heel.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brett Favre starts, then knocked from game] Reference

One of the worst injuries is called a ring avulsion injury.    From Wordnik.com.  [YBW News] Reference

Transverse (avulsion) type fracture of medial type. malleolus. b.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Additional cases of avulsion of the upper extremity are reported by.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference

In some instances avulsion of a finger is effected in a peculiar manner.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference

I was diagnosed with what they called an "avulsion injury" - a bone chip.    From Wordnik.com.  [Suburban Guerrilla] Reference

Bryant has an avulsion fracture in the finger, the Lakers announced Monday.    From Wordnik.com.  [ESPN.com]

The example of the anthropogenic avulsion shown here will certainly be something to watch.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clastic Detritus] Reference

Fact: Bryant has a completely torn ligament in his pinkie finger, plus an avulsion fracture.    From Wordnik.com.  [20 Second Timeout] Reference

The example of avulsion I'm showing in this post, however, is the product of human engineering.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clastic Detritus] Reference

Locher has cited an instance of avulsion of the finger with restitution of the avulsed portion; and.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference

Compare those two images and note the changes in the abandoned part of the delta after the avulsion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clastic Detritus] Reference

Impact of acute inflammation on spinal motoneuron synaptic plasticity following ventral root avulsion.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference

Bryant has an avulsion fracture, in which a small piece of bone tears away near a ligament or tendon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sports News : CBSSports.com] Reference

The two images below are from 1995 and 1999, respectively, and show this anthropogenic avulsion nicely.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clastic Detritus] Reference

Bryant has an avulsion fracture, in which a tiny fragment of bone tears away near a tendon or ligament.    From Wordnik.com.  [ESPNsoccernet]

The break isn't his first avulsion fracture, in which a small piece of bone tears away near a ligament or tendon.    From Wordnik.com.  [ESPN.com] Reference

The Blazers say that the injury is a mid-foot avulsion fracture that will hold him out of the line up for the next.    From Wordnik.com.  [FanHouse] Reference

The Lakers said Bryant has an avulsion fracture, in which a tiny fragment of bone tears away near a tendon or ligament.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fore, right!] Reference

They concluded that I may -- or may not -- have an avulsion fracture of one of the bones in my left foot, which is to say.    From Wordnik.com.  [Amygdala] Reference

Randolph tore two outside ligaments in his ankle and endured an avulsion fracture on the inside Jan. 8 against Sacramento.    From Wordnik.com.  [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference