While traumatic rupture of the pectoralis major is increasingly recognized,simultaneous bilateral pectoralis major tears remain exceedingly rare,with only five previously reported cases.Of these cases,only two were tr...While traumatic rupture of the pectoralis major is increasingly recognized,simultaneous bilateral pectoralis major tears remain exceedingly rare,with only five previously reported cases.Of these cases,only two were treated in a simultaneous fashion,both relatively acutely after injury.We present,to our knowledge,the first case of chronic bilateral pectoralis major myotendinous junctional tears treated with simultaneous repair.Additionally,given the occupational functional demands of our patient,we provide additional insight into the expected recovery of similar cases,with unrestricted activity at six months post-operatively and fully recovered strength at ten months postoperatively maintained at a three-year follow-up.展开更多
文摘While traumatic rupture of the pectoralis major is increasingly recognized,simultaneous bilateral pectoralis major tears remain exceedingly rare,with only five previously reported cases.Of these cases,only two were treated in a simultaneous fashion,both relatively acutely after injury.We present,to our knowledge,the first case of chronic bilateral pectoralis major myotendinous junctional tears treated with simultaneous repair.Additionally,given the occupational functional demands of our patient,we provide additional insight into the expected recovery of similar cases,with unrestricted activity at six months post-operatively and fully recovered strength at ten months postoperatively maintained at a three-year follow-up.
