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The Pec Comeback: An Achilles Allograft for Tears That Won’t Reach

October 14, 2026 1 min read Premium comments

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The Pec Comeback: An Achilles Allograft for Tears That Won’t Reach
Source: Orthopedics This Week
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Time is not always a helpful assistant in pectoralis major surgery. Leave a rupture long enough, and the muscle can retract, stiffen, and surround itself with scar tissue. What once might have been a repair becomes a negotiation with tissue that has no intention of returning to its original address.

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