Rupture of the pectoralis major muscle

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1256-1262

  Äärimaa, Ville ^a,b   Rantanen, Jussi ^b   Heikkilä, Jouni ^b   Helttula, Ilmo ^b   Orava, Sakari ^b  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Mehilainen Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Muscle rupture; Operative treatment; Pectoralis major

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSCLE INJURY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242758181     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546503261137     Document Type: Article

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