Fracture of the proximal humerus with disruption of the tendon of the pectoralis major

Combined pectoralis major disruption and proximal humeral fractures are uncommon. A simple radiologic diagnostic tool which consists of the measurement of the displacement from the humeral shaft to the lateral side of the humeral head (lateral to the outer proximal cortex) can help to diagnose this...

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Autores principales: Berghs, Bart M., Tongel, Alexander Van, Bo, Thomas De, De Wilde, Lieven F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4772417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26980990
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-6042.174521
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description Combined pectoralis major disruption and proximal humeral fractures are uncommon. A simple radiologic diagnostic tool which consists of the measurement of the displacement from the humeral shaft to the lateral side of the humeral head (lateral to the outer proximal cortex) can help to diagnose this combined lesion.
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spelling pubmed-47724172016-03-15 Fracture of the proximal humerus with disruption of the tendon of the pectoralis major Berghs, Bart M. Tongel, Alexander Van Bo, Thomas De De Wilde, Lieven F. Int J Shoulder Surg Technical Tip Combined pectoralis major disruption and proximal humeral fractures are uncommon. A simple radiologic diagnostic tool which consists of the measurement of the displacement from the humeral shaft to the lateral side of the humeral head (lateral to the outer proximal cortex) can help to diagnose this combined lesion. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4772417/ /pubmed/26980990 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-6042.174521 Text en Copyright: © International Journal of Shoulder Surgery http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4772417/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-6042.174521
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