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Frequency of diastasis rectus abdominis and its association with obesity in post-menopausal women: a cross-sectional study

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Objective: To determine the frequency of diastasis rectus abdominis and its association with obesity in post-menopausal women. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the gynaecology outpatient department of Dr Ruth K.M. Pfau Civil Hospital
Urooj Riaz, Syed Shahzad Ali, Aftab Ahmed Mirza Baig   +2 more
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Quadriceps malalignment is strongly associated with recurrent patellofemoral instability in native knees

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Patellofemoral instability (PFI) has been associated with multiple anatomical risk factors. The recent development of accurate quadriceps muscle measurements using three‐dimensional imaging techniques have demonstrated that quadriceps alignment is highly variable and frequently leads to a lateralised force vector on the patella.
Francesca Sasanelli, Rachel Zordan, Leina Suzuki, Simon Talbot   +3 more
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Clinical Outcome Assessments for Functional Performance in Spastic Paresis: Systematic Review, Critique, and Recommendations

Movement Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Spastic paresis, resulting from central nervous system lesions, significantly impairs functional performance. In the framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health, functional performance was defined as functioning at the activity level in relation to the impairment of body functions and ...
Martina Hoskovcova, Marjolaine Baude, Bo Biering‐Sørensen, Ota Gal, Mary P Galea, Jean‐Michel Gracies, Carmen Rodriguez‐Blazquez, Theodore Wein, Michelle Hyczy de Siqueira Tosin, Álvaro Sánchez‐Ferro, Tiago A Mestre, Matej Skorvanek, Robert Jech, The members of the MDS Clinical Outcome Assessments Scientific Evaluation Committee and MDS Spasticity Study Group   +13 more
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A prospective study of two-dimensional ultrasonography combined with shear wave elastography for pregnancy-related diastasis recti abdominis

Frontiers in Physiology
ObjectivesTo compare the inter-rectus distance (IRD), rectus abdominis thickness (RAT), and stiffness in women during pregnancy and postpartum and identify the risk and protective factors affecting diastasis recti abdominis (DRA).Materials and methodsA ...
Li Wang, Li Wang, Ting Yun, Dong Zhang, Jianrong Zhong, Dan Yi, Wanxi Fu, Molin Li, Yunshan Zhang, Yuexiang Wang   +9 more
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Effects of Cesarean Section and Vaginal Delivery on Abdominal Muscles and Fasciae

Medicina, 2020
Background and objectives: Possible disorders after delivery may interfere with the quality of life. The aim of this study was to ascertain whether abdominal muscles and fasciae differ in women depending on whether they experienced transverse cesarean ...
Chenglei Fan, Diego Guidolin, Serena Ragazzo, Caterina Fede, Carmelo Pirri, Nathaly Gaudreault, Andrea Porzionato, Veronica Macchi, Raffaele De Caro, Carla Stecco   +9 more
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Efficacy of electro-acupuncture in postpartum with diastasis recti abdominis: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundElectro-acupuncture (EA) has promising effects on diastasis rectus abdominis (DRA), defined as a separation of the two muscle bellies of rectus abdominis.
Yan Liu, Ying Zhu, Liyuan Jiang, Chao Lu, Lijuan Xiao, Ting Wang, Jiayu Chen, Li Sun, Lujun Deng, Meiyu Gu, Tingting Zheng, Min Feng, Yingying Shi   +12 more
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A 1‐year forensic evaluation of DNA degradation and STR typing in embalmed human tissues: Muscle, brain, liver, and bone marrow

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Postmortem perfusion is a procedure which provides in‐vivo fixation of the human body and prevents organ and tissue decomposition after biological death occurs. Formaldehyde‐based embalming solutions influence nucleic acid degradation, which reduces the quality and quantity of DNA extracted and the effectiveness of short tandem repeat (STR ...
Alyssa Venditti, Mark Luciano, Sophia Tucker, Stacey Sainte‐Marie, Guy Sovak, Aaron Teitelbaum, C. Sean Bohun, Hélène N. LeBlanc   +7 more
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Identification of Autologous Tissue Sources and Optimization of a Treatment Method for Intraoperative Manufacturing of Heart Valve Constructs

Artificial Organs, EarlyView.
The use of autologous connective tissue, such as pericardium or peritoneum, combined with controlled tissue treatment, has the potential to result in a more durable heart valve prosthesis than current commercial prostheses. ABSTRACT Introduction Valvular heart disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Current biological and mechanical
Marvin Steitz, Mahamuda Badhon Khan, Katharina Fritsch, Alexander Breitenstein‐Attach, Jana Katharina Betty Korbacher, Jordi Joaquin Modolell Y Mainou, Katrin Schrimpf, Robert Ramm, Sara Knigge, Katja Eildermann, Georg Arlt, Antonia Schulz, Jonathan Frederik Sebastian Kiekenap, Boris Warnack, Peter Kramer, Frank Edelmann, Felix Berger, Boris Schmitt   +17 more
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Comparison of the Immediate Effect of Contraction Maneuvers of the Abdominal Muscles on Inter-Recti Distance in Women with Diastasis Recti and Healthy Women

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2017
Background and Objectives: Diastasis recti is a common problem after delivery, which occurs due to stretch of fascia between two sides of rectus abdominis muscle.
Masoomeh Rezazadeh, Minoo Khalkhali Zaviyeh, Farideh Deghan Manshadi, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban   +3 more
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Clinical & Radiological Study of the Abdominal Wall Repair after Abdominoplasty

Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Background: Abdominoplasty is a widely performed procedure for correcting abdominal contour deformities, particularly those associated with rectus diastasis.
Haitham Shawki, Fouad Ghareeb, Dalia Elsaka, Ahmed Nassar, Yasmin Hemeda Basune   +4 more
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