Clinics and Practice (May 2013)

Acute traumatic tear of latissimus dorsi muscle in an elite track athlete

  • Mehmet Mesut Çelebi,
  • Emin Ergen,
  • Evren Üstu?ner

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2013.e15
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 2

Abstract

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Soft tissue injuries constitute 30-50% of all sports related injuries; however, injury to the latissimus dorsi muscle is quite rare with only a few cases reported in the literature. Herein, we describe an acute traumatic tear of the latissimus dorsi muscle in an elite track athlete, which has not been reported in the track and field sports before. The injury was caused by forceful resisted arm adduction that took place at hurdling and starting from the block. A pseudotumor appearance in the axillary region was misdiagnosed as a mass. The diagnosis was made by ultrasound alone and the patient was managed conservatively.

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