Nonoperative treatment of a conjoined tendon avulsion tear of latissimus dorsi and teres major in a high performing, middle‐aged, artistic gymnast: Diagnostic and classificational challenges, and clinical result

Key Clinical Message A middle‐aged female veteran artistic gymnast sustained an avulsion injury of the latissimus dorsi and teres major. The case reveals possible pitfalls in the current classification system and illustrates how a nonoperative approach, in contrast to recommended guidelines, was ade...

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Main Authors: Roar Pedersen, Kerstin Anine Johnsen Myhrvold, Ståle Bergman Myhrvold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-08-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7790
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author Roar Pedersen
Kerstin Anine Johnsen Myhrvold
Ståle Bergman Myhrvold
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description Key Clinical Message A middle‐aged female veteran artistic gymnast sustained an avulsion injury of the latissimus dorsi and teres major. The case reveals possible pitfalls in the current classification system and illustrates how a nonoperative approach, in contrast to recommended guidelines, was adequate for an excellent clinical outcome.
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spelling doaj.art-687598f2389b413ebdf729679cc01bff2023-08-24T05:00:36ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042023-08-01118n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.7790Nonoperative treatment of a conjoined tendon avulsion tear of latissimus dorsi and teres major in a high performing, middle‐aged, artistic gymnast: Diagnostic and classificational challenges, and clinical resultRoar Pedersen0Kerstin Anine Johnsen Myhrvold1Ståle Bergman Myhrvold2Department of Radiology Unilabs Oslo NorwayCommunity Medical Unit Nordre Follo NorwayOrthopaedic Department Akershus University Hospital Lørenskog NorwayKey Clinical Message A middle‐aged female veteran artistic gymnast sustained an avulsion injury of the latissimus dorsi and teres major. The case reveals possible pitfalls in the current classification system and illustrates how a nonoperative approach, in contrast to recommended guidelines, was adequate for an excellent clinical outcome.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7790acute tendon tearartistic gymnasticsclassification systemlatissimus dorsiMRInonoperative treatment
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Kerstin Anine Johnsen Myhrvold
Ståle Bergman Myhrvold
Nonoperative treatment of a conjoined tendon avulsion tear of latissimus dorsi and teres major in a high performing, middle‐aged, artistic gymnast: Diagnostic and classificational challenges, and clinical result
Clinical Case Reports
acute tendon tear
artistic gymnastics
classification system
latissimus dorsi
MRI
nonoperative treatment
title Nonoperative treatment of a conjoined tendon avulsion tear of latissimus dorsi and teres major in a high performing, middle‐aged, artistic gymnast: Diagnostic and classificational challenges, and clinical result
title_full Nonoperative treatment of a conjoined tendon avulsion tear of latissimus dorsi and teres major in a high performing, middle‐aged, artistic gymnast: Diagnostic and classificational challenges, and clinical result
title_fullStr Nonoperative treatment of a conjoined tendon avulsion tear of latissimus dorsi and teres major in a high performing, middle‐aged, artistic gymnast: Diagnostic and classificational challenges, and clinical result
title_full_unstemmed Nonoperative treatment of a conjoined tendon avulsion tear of latissimus dorsi and teres major in a high performing, middle‐aged, artistic gymnast: Diagnostic and classificational challenges, and clinical result
title_short Nonoperative treatment of a conjoined tendon avulsion tear of latissimus dorsi and teres major in a high performing, middle‐aged, artistic gymnast: Diagnostic and classificational challenges, and clinical result
title_sort nonoperative treatment of a conjoined tendon avulsion tear of latissimus dorsi and teres major in a high performing middle aged artistic gymnast diagnostic and classificational challenges and clinical result
topic acute tendon tear
artistic gymnastics
classification system
latissimus dorsi
MRI
nonoperative treatment
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7790
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