Who is at a Risk of Suffering From Avulsion Fractures?
As the body normally manages to prevent avulsion fractures by not allowing the body to overwork itself to such an extent that it causes any kind of damage, there are cases where this type of fracture may occur even in the absence of severe trauma. This is seen when: • Athletes who overwork themselves, or who suddenly get back at exercising after a long gap. In their enthusiasm for getting back at their game, they tend to ignore the signals sent by the brain asking them to stop. This makes them more susceptible to avulsion fractures. In certain athletes, there may even be muscular contractions which are stronger than the forces that hold the bone together, which in turn can also lead to such fractures. • Children are more susceptible to avulsion fracture in finger and avulsion fracture in ankle. This is because, they are still in their growing years and so, the bones and the ligaments are not fully developed in such cases. Thus, even a trauma or impact force which is not very strong can
