Teres major injuries in two professional baseball pitchers

Isolated teres major rupture in an amaturer volleyball player

“…This mechanism can occur in volleyball injuries, when the cable is suddenly tightened at start-up, at full speed in the throwing position, as in the case of baseball pitchers and tennis players when serving. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] The sports most frequently associated with this type of injury are baseball and water skiing. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Rupture of the teres major muscle has also been reported in patients playing hockey, tennis, golf and cricket, or those practicing boxing as well as in a soccer goalkeeper.…”

“…Isolated rupture of the teres major muscle is a rare condition; there is no real consensus in the literature on the epidemiology and treatment options. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] There are more reports of good functional outcome and resumption of sport than surgical treatments. There are currently not enough objective measurements on strength recovery in medial rotation force following functional treatment.…”

Isolated rupture of teres major in a goalkeeper

“…Therefore, upper chest MRI including the shoulders bilaterally and without contrast should be the examination required to make the diagnosis 11. Leland et al 12 believe that the low prevalence of these injuries may be due to their difficult visualisation in the examination requested within standard shoulder injury protocol.…”

“…Only two surgical cases have been reported in the literature, and in the first case, the author does not recommend surgery once good functional outcome has been obtained 10 12. The majority of the cases have shown excellent results with conservative treatment, with a short break and analgesia followed by a variety of rehabilitation protocols and progressive training of athletic gestures 2 6 7.…”

“…The majority of the cases have shown excellent results with conservative treatment, with a short break and analgesia followed by a variety of rehabilitation protocols and progressive training of athletic gestures 2 6 7. A return to sport came to the pre-injury level within approximately 3 months 6 12…”