Pectoralis major tendon ruptures: Diagnosis and treatment

Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 128-134

  Bal, George K ^a   Basamania, Carl J ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALING; HUMAN; MUSCLE INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RUPTURE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 23944499569     PISSN: 15239896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bte.0000175557.95231.cb     Document Type: Review

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