de Castro Pochini Alberto, Ejnisman Benno, Andreoli Carlos V, Lara Paulo H S, Godoy Ivan R B, Ribeiro Leandro M, Seixas Maria T, Belangero Paulo S, Hipolide Debora C
Department of Orthopaedic, Federal University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo 04022-000, Brazil.
Department of Pathology, Federal University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, Brazil.
J Surg Case Rep. 2024 Mar 21;2024(3):rjae126. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjae126. eCollection 2024 Mar.
This study presented a pioneering investigation of the changes in the magnetic resonance imaging images of pectoralis major muscle (PMM) tendon rupture. In all, 26 men were evaluated with acute total PMM rupture (<3 months since injury) with a mean age of 37.3 years (SD = 9.7 years) and 10 control patients with a mean age of 32.6 years (SD = 4.2 years). The evaluation of the tendon PMM injuries was based on the magnetic resonance imaging exam and the histological analysis. The magnetic resonance imaging of the surgically showed two (7.1%) contralateral sides were normal, 16 (57.1%) showed superior tendinopathy, and 10 (35.7%) had total tendinopathy. Inferior tendinopathy was not observed. The tendon histology revealed degenerative changes in 16 (66.7%) fragments, with 12 (50.0%) considered as mild (<25%), and four considered as (16.7%) high (>50.0%) tendinopathy. Total acute rupture of the PMM tendon among weightlifters might be associated with tendinous degeneration prior to injury.
本研究对胸大肌(PMM)肌腱断裂的磁共振成像图像变化进行了开创性研究。共有26名男性接受了急性PMM完全断裂(受伤后<3个月)评估,平均年龄为37.3岁(标准差=9.7岁),另有10名对照患者,平均年龄为32.6岁(标准差=4.2岁)。对PMM肌腱损伤的评估基于磁共振成像检查和组织学分析。手术的磁共振成像显示,2个(7.1%)对侧正常,16个(57.1%)显示上肌腱病,10个(35.7%)有完全肌腱病。未观察到下肌腱病。肌腱组织学显示,16个(66.7%)碎片有退行性改变,其中12个(50.0%)被认为是轻度(<25%),4个(16.7%)被认为是高度(>50.0%)肌腱病。举重运动员中PMM肌腱的急性完全断裂可能与受伤前的肌腱退变有关。