DECATUR — Police said a Decatur man needed sutures to close a 3-inch-long, quarter-inch-wide facial wound after an assailant smashed a 12 ounce bottle of vodka against the right side of his head. The ...

Background. A 7-year-old previously healthy girl was injured in a traffic accident and presented to the emergency room with abdominal pain, microscopic hematuria, and wide skin defects and deep ...

A type of injury where a part of a patient's skin is forcibly pulled away due to extreme physical force, exposing the soft tissue underneath. The word avulsion originates from the Latin word avellere.