What is the treatment of a pectoralis major muscle rupture?
Surgery is most often recommended for complete tears of the pectoralis muscle tendon(rupture type 1). By repairing the torn tendon to the bone, patients have a good chance at returning to high-level sports and activities. Ideally the repair is performed in the early period following the injury. By performing the repair within several weeks of the injury, scar tissue and muscle atrophy are minimized. The repair is performed by placing large sutures in the torn tendon, and then securing these sutures to the arm bone with either holes in the bone or anchors inserted in the bone. Type 1 ruptures can be repaired with a high success rate many years after the date of the injury! Patients who have partial tears, especially type 2 or type 3 tears, or elderly and low-demand patients, sometimes can not be operated. This is a point of discussion if operation will be useful or not. Some surgeons recommend surgery for most type 2 ruptures even after after a delayed time. Most surgeons do not advise
