A pectoralis major tear happens when you injure your pec tendon or chest muscle. This type of injury is rare, and it typically happens to athletes or weightlifters.

Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap (PMMF): A surgical technique that transplants the pectoralis major muscle along with its overlying skin to reconstruct defects in the head and neck region.

South Carolina Gamecocks running back MarShawn Lloyd lifts weights during a workout. Weightlifters have to watch out for an injury to the pectoralis major muscle. Jeff Blake The State Q. I was ...