Surgery for chronic injuries presents a greater challenge for the surgeon secondary to tendon retraction, muscle atrophy, scar formation, and altered tissue planes that will result in difficulty in mobilizing th
pectoralis major tears will cause weakness and an obvious deformity. Because of that, most people with a pec tear will choose to have them repaired. The pec major is not an absolutely essential muscle, and many of these pec tears are partial tears, so if the loss of strength and the defo...
Grade I muscle strain: This is the most minor of muscle strains, affecting only a minimal percentage of the muscle fibers of the affected muscle. Complete recovery is expected within weeks. Grade II muscle strain: This is a partial tear of a significant percentage of the muscle fibers of the...