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The Physician and Sportsmedicine Volume 25, 1997 - Issue 8
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Original Articles

Rupture of the Pectoralis Major Muscle

Diagnosis and Treatment

Geoffrey P. Griffiths Dr Griffiths is an orthopedic surgeon completing a sports medicine fellowship in Miami.
, MD &
F. Harlan Selesnick Dr Selesnick is team physician for the Miami Heat basketball team, and is an orthopedic surgeon in private practice in Miami.
, MD
Pages 118-125 | Published online: 19 Jun 2015

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