Rupture of pectoralis major muscle in an elderly patient receiving long-term hemodialysis: case report and literature review.
Clin Nephrol
; 71(4): 451-3, 2009 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-19356381
ABSTRACT
Total or near-total rupture of the pectoralis major muscle is rare. It has mainly occurred in male patients between 20 - 40 years of age while performing weight-lifting. Major tendon rupture is a rare but well-documented complication of long-term dialysis. However, rupture of pectoralis major in dialysis patients had never been reported before. Here, we present a pectoralis major rupture in an elderly patient receiving maintenance hemodialysis. Both old age and long-term dialysis could be risk factors of rupture. The clinicians should pay more attention to this complication when taking care of elderly patients on hemodialysis.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Músculos Peitorais
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Diálise Renal
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Nephrol
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Taiwan