Pectoralis major muscle rupture in athletes: A prospective study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-98

  De Castro Pochini, Alberto ^a   Ejnisman, Benno ^a   Andreoli, Carlos Vicente ^a   Cara Monteiro, Gustavo ^a   Silva, Antonio Carlos ^b   Cohen, Moises ^a   Manna Albertoni, Walter ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Sports and Physiology Center   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Injury in athletes; Isokinetic evaluation; Muscle rupture; Pectoralis major muscle; Tendon rupture

Indexed keywords

EID: 76849111169     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509347995     Document Type: Article

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