Pectoralis major muscle rupture in windsurfing
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Pectoralis major tendon rupture. Surgical procedures review.
Pectoralis major (PM) muscle is the powerful dynamic stabiliser of the shoulder that acts as a flexor, adductor and internal rotator. The rupture of the PM tendon is a relatively rare injury that was firstly described in a French boy by Patissier in 1822 and later, in 1861, by Letenneur who reported another similiar case. To date, over 200 cases have been published. In this article we describe ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0003-9993
DOI: 10.1016/0003-9993(94)90144-9