Rupture of the pectoralis major muscle - Case report and review;Die ruptur des musculus pectoralis major - Fallstudie und literaturubersicht

Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Ihre Grenzgebiete

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 535-538

  Schunck, J ^a   Knapp, D ^b   Hallbauer, Th ^b   Schollner C ^c  

^a JOHANNA ETIENNE KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^b BUNDESWEHRZENTRALKRANKENHAUS KOBLENZ   (Germany)

^c Orthopaedics   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Case report; Diagnostic; Injuries; Pectoralis major muscle rupture; Results; Review; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON;

EID: 0031422705     PISSN: 00443220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1039741     Document Type: Article

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