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Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot · Jan 1992
Case Reports[Rupture of the pectoralis major muscle: diagnosis and treatment. Apropos of 3 cases].
- B de Roguin.
- Service Universitaire d'Orthopédie et de Traumatologie, Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande, Lausanne.
- Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 1992 Jan 1;78(4):248-50.
AbstractRupture of pectoralis major tendon is a rare lesion, often undiagnosed. We present 2 cases of complete rupture and one case of partial rupture. The 2 complete ruptures were treated surgically with, at follow up, a normally strong, painless shoulder and improved esthetics. The partial rupture remained nearly asymptomatic after conservative treatment. We recommend surgical repair of pectoralis major rupture, a lesion that remains symptomatic in the long term. Surgery should be done early, late repairs being technically more difficult and esthetic result less convincing.
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