Retrospective Review of Pectoralis Major Ruptures in Rodeo Steer Wrestlers

Table 1

Demographic data for all nine injured steer wrestlers.

Case	Age	Prior shoulder injury	Prior PM* injury	Mechanism	Source of error
1	30	No	No	Throw	Steer bucked upwards unexpectedly
2	30	Bicep brachii strain	No	Fall	Hazer and steer veered wide
3	31	No	Yes	Fall	Steer stopped
4	32	GH** dislocation	No	Throw	Steer veered wide
5	33	RC tendinopathy	Yes	Throw	Steer and hazer veered wide
6	33	No	No	Throw	Steer stopped
7	33	No	No	Throw	Steer stopped
8	48	RC^+ tendinopathy	Yes	Throw	Steer stopped
9	50	No	Yes	Throw	Steer slowed down

 *PM: pectoralis major; **GH: glenohumeral; ⁺RC: rotator cuff.