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Sonography and MRI of latissimus dorsi strain injury in four elite athletes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20676637     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to describe the MR and sonographic findings in latissimus dorsi (LD) muscle strain in athletes, and to review the most common injuries described in the literature, most of which are humeral avulsions.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Four injuries and two reinjuries of the myotendinous junction of the LD were followed from the day of injury until the return to play. Sonography (US) and MR imaging were performed in each case to confirm the diagnosis and to monitor the healing process.
RESULTS: All cases had acute and isolated pain in the back of the shoulder while performing an eccentric maneuver of the arm and the shoulder. US and MR images demonstrated that injuries were located in the middle and cranial portion of the latissimus dorsi surrounding the myotendinous junction. After rehabilitation, all players played at high level again.
CONCLUSIONS: Isolated lesions of LD are very rare. They can be demonstrated by US and MR images.
Authors:
Carles Pedret; Ramon Balius; Fernando Idoate
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-07-31
Journal Detail:
Title:  Skeletal radiology     Volume:  40     ISSN:  1432-2161     ISO Abbreviation:  Skeletal Radiol.     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-22     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7701953     Medline TA:  Skeletal Radiol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  603-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Unitat Medicina Esportiva Consorci Sanitari del Garraf, Barcelona, Spain, drpedret@gmail.com.
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