Myotendinous junction tears of the pectoralis major are occurring more frequently and discrepancies exist between intraoperative and radiographic assessments

Myotendinous junction tears of the pectoralis major are occurring more frequently and discrepancies exist between intraoperative and radiographic assessments

Background: Pectoralis major (PM) tears have been shown to occur most frequently at the tendinous humeral insertion. However, no substantial updates on tear location have been published in 20 years or are based on relatively small sample sizes. The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate PM te...

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Main Authors: Noel Bien T. Carlos, MS, Nicholas P. Drain, MD, Gabrielle C. Fatora, MD, Ehab M. Nazzal, MD, Zachary J. Herman, MD, Jonathan D. Hughes, MD, Mark W. Rodosky, MD, Albert Lin, MD, Bryson P. Lesniak, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:JSES International
Subjects:
Pectoralis major tears
Myotendinous junction
Magnetic resonance imaging
Clavicular head
Sternal head
Weightlifting
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666638323001664

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