Publications by authors named "Matthias Jessel"

Traumatic rupture of the pectoralis major muscle is a rare concomitant injury in polytrauma patients often resulting in delayed diagnosis. We present the case of a young male patient who, among other injuries, suffered a complete rupture of the right-sided pectoralis major muscle at the humeral insertion point following a motor vehicle accident. Duplex sonography demonstrated an associated thrombosis of the cephalic vein, which was treated initially with intravenous heparin, and long-term with low-molecular weight heparin according to current guidelines.

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Introduction: We report a case of late onset hyperplastic callus formation (HPC) in the right femur in type V osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) mimicking the occurrence of a malignant osteosarcoma.

Presentation Of Case: A 27-year-old female patient consulted us due to swelling in her right femur over 2-3 months without trauma. X-rays looked like an osteosarcoma, blood tests showed increased bone metabolism.

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