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Acute Traumatic Tear of Iatissimus Dorsi Muscle in an Elite Track Athlete

Ankara University School of Medicine, Sports Medicine Department, Cebeci Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Clin. Pract. 2013, 3(2), e15; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2013.e15
Submission received: 16 November 2012 / Revised: 5 March 2013 / Accepted: 12 March 2013 / Published: 20 May 2013

Abstract

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.
Keywords: ultrasound; latissimus dorsi tear ultrasound; latissimus dorsi tear

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Çelebi, M.M.; Ergen, E.; Üstu?ner, E. Acute Traumatic Tear of Iatissimus Dorsi Muscle in an Elite Track Athlete. Clin. Pract. 2013, 3, e15. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2013.e15

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Çelebi MM, Ergen E, Üstu?ner E. Acute Traumatic Tear of Iatissimus Dorsi Muscle in an Elite Track Athlete. Clinics and Practice. 2013; 3(2):e15. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2013.e15

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Çelebi, Mehmet Mesut, Emin Ergen, and Evren Üstu?ner. 2013. "Acute Traumatic Tear of Iatissimus Dorsi Muscle in an Elite Track Athlete" Clinics and Practice 3, no. 2: e15. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2013.e15

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