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SUBMITTER: Friedman MV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4622375 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sports health 20150715 6
A case of a latissimus dorsi myotendinous junction strain in an avid CrossFit athlete is presented. The patient developed acute onset right axillary burning and swelling and subsequent palpable pop with weakness while performing a "muscle up." Magnetic resonance imaging examination demonstrated a high-grade tear of the right latissimus dorsi myotendinous junction approximately 9 cm proximal to its intact humeral insertion. There were no other injuries to the adjacent shoulder girdle structures. ...[more]