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Out of the ring and into a sling: acute latissimus dorsi avulsion in a professional wrestler: a case report and review of the literature

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We present a 29-year-old professional wrestler who sustained a traumatic latissimus dorsi tendon rupture from its humeral insertion. To our knowledge, this report is the first to describe the use of two small anterior axillary incisions to repair a traumatic avulsion of the latissimus dorsi. Our new surgical approach is an alternative treatment for highly competitive, muscular athletes, while taking the associated nerves and cosmetic appearance into consideration.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Minnesota, 2450 Riverside Avenue South, R200, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA

    Onur Hapa, Coen A. Wijdicks, Robert F. LaPrade & Jonathan P. Braman

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Hapa, O., Wijdicks, C.A., LaPrade, R.F. et al. Out of the ring and into a sling: acute latissimus dorsi avulsion in a professional wrestler: a case report and review of the literature. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthr 16, 1146–1150 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-008-0625-8

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