Isolated traumatic pectoralis minor tendon tear in a young adult diagnosed with MRI

Juan M Colazo; Jimmy Saade; Sasan Partovi; James Andry; Nicholas Bhojwani

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2018.04.015

Isolated traumatic pectoralis minor tendon tear in a young adult diagnosed with MRI

Radiol Case Rep. 2018 Jun 1;13(5):1053-1057. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2018.04.015. eCollection 2018 Oct.

Authors

Juan M Colazo¹, Jimmy Saade², Sasan Partovi³, James Andry⁴, Nicholas Bhojwani²

Affiliations

¹ Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
² HonorHealth, 10835 North 25th Avenue #240, Phoenix, AZ 85029, USA.
³ Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
⁴ Dignity Health, Orthopedics Department, University of Arizona, 500 West Thomas Road #850, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA.

Abstract

This is a rare case of an isolated pectoralis minor partial-thickness tendon tear in a 24-year-old man who was involved in a major trauma. The purpose of this paper is to report the clinical signs, symptoms, cross-sectional imaging findings, and management of an isolated pectoralis minor tendon tear. Furthermore, this case represents a novel traumatic mechanism of injury, as opposed to the classic sports-related pectoralis minor tendon tear injury. The current limited body of literature on isolated pectoralis minor tendon tears is reviewed.

Keywords: CT; MRI; MVA; Pectoralis minor; Trauma.

Publication types

Case Reports