title: Isolated rupture of teres major in a goalkeeper.
abstract: A complete rupture of the teres major is an extremely rare injury and rarely described in the literature. We report the first case of an isolated rupture of the teres major in a professional football goalkeeper. The diagnosis requires a high degree of suspicion and complementation by image examinations. Conservative treatment has a high success rate with early return to sport.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Traumatologia Esportiva (CETE), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafael Almeida
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Maciel
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Universidade de Campinas, Hospital das Clinicas, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Kallas
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Zogaib
authors.affiliation: Centro de Traumatologia Esportiva (CETE), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alberto De Castro
authors.initials: Ade C
authors.lastname: Pochini
authors.affiliation: Centro de Traumatologia Esportiva (CETE), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Benno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ejnisman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries; D001365:Axilla; D001415:Back; D019567:Back Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005538:Football; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012421:Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*