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Unilateral Four-Headed Pectoralis Muscle Major

McGill Journal of Medicine, 2020
A unilateral four-headed pectoralis major muscle was observed on the left side of an 83 year-old Caucasian male cadaver. The accessory tendon arises from the lateral aspect of the pectoralis major muscle, travels along with the tendon of the long head of
Rasheed Bani Hammad, Adel Mohamed
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A Rare Case of Bilateral Pectoralis Major Muscle Defect and Abnormal Muscle [PDF]

Case Reports in Oncology, 2022
A 56-year-old female patient with left breast cancer presented at our hospital. Preoperative CT scan showed an isolated bilateral pectoralis major muscle defect and abnormal muscle originating from the entire sternum and inserting in the lower ribs and ...
Mayuko Yamamoto, Tomonari Kunihisa, Motoi Baba, Sachiko Mizumoto, Yuji Yamashita, Mayuko Miki, Sachiko Inubushi, Aoi Okamoto, Ryuhei Fujimoto, Hirokazu Tanino   +9 more
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CT-assessed pectoralis major muscle measurements as risk factors for low neoadjuvant chemotherapy efficacy in osteosarcoma: a retrospective study [PDF]

BMC Medical Imaging
Background Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) response in terms of tumor necrosis for osteosarcoma is of clinical significance for subsequent treatment, CT-acquired parameters indicating sarcopenia were reported to be the risk factors of low NAC efficacy in ...
Zhijun Li, Yaodan Zhang, Haixiao Wu, Chao Zhang, Zhaoxiang Ye   +4 more
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Antibiotic-loaded bone cement fixation technique combined with bilateral pectoralis major muscle flaps tension-free management for sternal infection after midline sternotomy [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Introduction Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) after midline sternotomy of cardiac surgery is a challenging complication that affects the outcome of surgery.
Xia Jiang, Yong Xu, Mingqiu Li, Guoqing Jiao, Xiaosong Rong, Fanyu Bu   +5 more
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Rupture of Pectoralis Major Muscle: A Case Report. [PDF]

J Orthop Case Rep
Introduction: Pectoralis major (PM) muscle ruptures are uncommon injuries. 365 cases of PM injury have been reported, with 75% occurring in the past 20 years; of these, 83% were a result of indirect trauma, with 48% occurring during weight-training activities.
Upadhyay AD, Nawale S, Jaroli A, Keny S, Gokhale N.   +4 more
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High-resolution ultrasound and MRI in the evaluation of pectoralis major injuries

Journal of Ultrasonography, 2023
The pectoralis major muscle is the largest muscle of the anterior chest wall. The primary function of the muscle is to adduct and internally rotate the arm at the shoulder.
Chadwick Nicholson, Weaver Jennifer S., Shultz Christopher, Morag Yoav, Patel Arjun, Taljanovic Mihra S.   +5 more
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Anatomical Study of Pectoral Nerves and its Implications in Surgery [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014
Introduction: This anatomical study of the pectoral nerves and their innervation is to provide detail informations on the pectoral nerves and their variations in their course, to guide the cosmetic and plastic surgeons for their easy intra operative ...
Prakash KG, Saniya K
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Effect of Medial-Lateral, Inferior-Superior, and Rotational Positions of Palms on Muscle Recruitment during the Push-Up Exercise

Applied Sciences, 2022
The goal of the present article is to compare neuromuscular activation patterns among medial-lateral, superior-inferior, and rotational positions of palms for 14 selective muscles during the push-up exercise. Muscle activity and kinematics information of
Hamidreza Barnamehei, Gunarajulu Renganathan, Fatemeh Aflatounian, Samirasadat Fatemigarakani, Ava Maboudmanesh, Aidasadat Fatahzadeh, Aram Shaabani, Yuichi Kurita   +7 more
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A review of chronic pectoralis major tears: what options are available? [PDF]

Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow, 2023
Rupture of the pectoralis major muscle typically occurs in the young, active male. Acute management of these injuries is recommended; however, what if the patient presents with a chronic tear of the pectoralis major? Physical exams and magnetic resonance
Joshua R. Giordano, Brandon Klein, Benjamin Hershfeld, Joshua Gruber, Robert Trasolini, Randy M. Cohn   +5 more
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Redefining postmastectomy radiation contouring in the era of immediate breast reconstruction: An accurate assessment of local recurrence risk

Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, 2021
Introduction: Most studies report post-mastectomy local recurrences as chest wall recurrences without clarifying whether the recurrence is in the subcutaneous tissue, muscle or underlying rib.
Nicholas Lao, Muriel Brackstone, Silvia C. Formenti, Christopher Doherty, Francisco Perera, Ronald Chow, Tanya DeLyzer, Aaron Grant, Gabriel Boldt, Michael Lock   +9 more
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