Surgical treatment of pectoralis major muscle rupture with adjustable cortical button

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the tendon reconstruction technique for total rupture of the pectoralis major muscle using an adjustable cortical button. Methods: Prospective study of 27 male patients with a mean age of 29.9 (SD = 5.3 years) and follow-up of 2.3 years. The procedure consisted of a...

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Main Authors: Alberto de Castro Pochini, Marcus de Souza Barbosa Rodrigues, Larissa Yamashita, Paulo Santoro Belangero, Carlos Vicente Andreoli, Benno Ejnisman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162018000100060&lng=en&tlng=en