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Complete Pectoralis Major Tendon Rupture in a Calisthenics Athlete: A Case Report

Choo CH 1 , Ng WN 2

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  • 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sunway Medical Centre, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia
Malays Orthop J, 2021 Mar;15(1):124-127.
PMID: 33880159 DOI: 10.5704/MOJ.2103.019

Abstract

We report a rare case of pectoralis major rupture during a body weight calisthenics exercise that was treated surgically. We highlighted the rehabilitation protocol which enabled him to regain full strength and return to his sport in three months.

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