Whats going to happen with my pelvic avulsion fracture?

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December 4th I got an avulsion fracture from bursting into a sprint. At the time everyone thought it was just a big muscle injury, soft tissue damage, I was told. Well, a month later I recieved X-rays that revealed a possible avulsion fracture. After an MRI, it was confirmed I had a small avulsion fracture on the left side of my hip. I have to use crutches for a little while to see if I get better, but if I don't, I'll need surgery, so my question is, what do they do, how do they do it, and how long until full recovery if I undergo the surgery? I also can walk on it with slight pain however running is extremely difficult.

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Best Answer
Just incase you aren't sure what you are suffering with is..

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.

If they have to perform surgery, they will reattach the Ligament/Tendon to the bone it was originally attached to. They'll use metal pins (Like with every other bone related surgery) and you won't feel a thing. You'll be knocked out and put on Painkillers and medication to prevent infection.

Don't worry :]

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