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SUBMITTER: Tranovich MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6311819 | biostudies-other | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Tranovich M A MA Stirton J B JB Maier J C JC Tanios M B MB Lea J E JE Ebraheim N A NA Miller J D JD
Case reports in orthopedics 20181213
<i>Case</i>. Compartment syndrome following muscle rupture is a rare entity with few mentions in the literature. We present a case of pectoralis major rupture in a 38-year-old male that evolved into compartment syndrome of the anterior compartment of the arm. Rupture of the pectoralis is uncommon and most often occurs during weight lifting. Compartment syndrome secondary to this injury is extremely uncommon, with only one reported case in the pectoralis major itself and several cases of biceps c ...[more]