Surgical anatomy of the pectoralis major tendon insertion revisited: relationship to nearby structures and the pectoral eminence for defining the anatomic footprint

摘要

Intraoperative identification of the normal pectoralis major (PM) footprint can be challenging to identify in the acute and chronic settings. The purpose of this study was to revisit the anatomic footprint of the PM tendon and to determine which nearby landmarks can be used to re-create the normal insertion site during anatomic repair or reconstruction.