title: Out of the ring and into a sling: acute latissimus dorsi avulsion in a professional wrestler: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Minnesota, 2450 Riverside Avenue South, R200, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA.
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hapa
authors.forename: Coen A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Wijdicks
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: LaPrade
authors.forename: Jonathan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Braman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001415:Back; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture / Q000601:surgery; D012782:Shoulder / Q000601:surgery; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014952:Wrestling