Traumatic injuries to the facial nerve. This may result in FACIAL PARALYSIS, decreased lacrimation and salivation, and loss of taste sensation in the anterior tongue. The nerve may regenerate and reform its original pattern of innervation, or regenerate aberrantly, resulting in inappropriate lacrimation in response to gustatory stimuli (e.g., "crocodile tears") and other syndromes
Avulsion fractures -- Case studies : Sports medicine in the pediatric office. Chapter 2, Ankle and foot injuries. Case files -- Ankle and foot injuries. Foot/ankle case 3, Fifth metatarsal avulsion fracture / [produced by American Academy of Pediatrics]