Traumatic abscess of pectoralis major

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 2000 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, volume 120, pages 479-481 (issn: 0936-8051, eissn: 1434-3916,

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Authors: K, Chapple; C, Kelty; L R, Irwin; P A, Millner;

doi: 10.1007/pl00021233

pmid: 10968547

Traumatic abscess of pectoralis major

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Abstract

Pectoralis major rupture is a well-recognised but uncommon injury that rarely leads to complications. We present an unusual case where the resultant haematoma following a partial rupture became infected and caused problems with diagnosis. We are only aware of one previous report of this.

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St James's University Hospital
United Kingdom
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
United Kingdom

Keywords

Male, Rupture, Hematoma, Adolescent, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Abscess, Pectoralis Muscles, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans

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