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Rupture of the pectoralis major muscle in body-builders
1Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
Rupture of the pectoralis major muscle is rarely encountered. However, among body-builders this lesion, commonly called the "pec-tear", is well known. The bench-press exercise is a common cause. In the following report the typical history, symptomatology, and treatment are discussed.