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Thickness of Rectus Abdominis Muscle and Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat Tissue in Adult Women: Correlation with Age, Pregnancy, Laparotomy, and Body Mass Index [PDF]
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2012 Background Rectus abdominis muscle and abdominal subcutaneous fat tissue are useful for reconstruction of the chest wall, and abdominal, vaginal, and perianal defects.
Jungmin Kim +3 more
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Misdiagnosis of Rectus Abdominis Abscess Owing to Delayed Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2021 A 77-year-old man, who was on anticoagulation, presented with a painful lump on the right abdominal wall. Laboratory tests showed slight anaemia and elevated inflammatory markers.
Yuichiro Nagase, Yukinori Harada
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The Rectus Abdominis Perforator Turndown Flap for Preserving Rectus Continuity: A DIEP Alternative?
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2022 Background:. The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap for breast reconstruction has been popularized over the transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap, as it spares rectus abdominis muscle and has low donor site morbidity ...
Warren M. Rozen, MBBS, BMedSc, MD, PhD, FRACS +4 more
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Rectus abdominis muscle atrophy after thoracotomy [PDF]
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine, 2020 Intercostal nerve injury is known to occur during thoracotomy; however, rectus abdominis muscle atrophy has rarely been reported. We describe a 52-year-old man who underwent primary closure of esophageal perforation and lung decortication via left ...
Jang Hoon Lee, Seok Soo Lee
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021 Objective: To determine whether a portable microcurrent therapy device (PMTD) of the rectus abdominis muscles is effective for treating desaturation during feeding in preterm infants and to evaluate the association between initial electrical activity of ...
Dong Rak Kwon +2 more
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Toxins, 2021 Breast reconstruction after mastectomy is commonly performed using transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap. Previous studies have demonstrated that botulinum neurotoxin injections in TRAM flap surgeries lower the risk of necrosis and allow ...
Kyu-Ho Yi +4 more
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Hinge Flap of Rectus Abdominis Muscle Combined with Component Separation Technique: Clinical Cases
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021 Summary:. Some techniques to reconstruct the abdominal wall have been published, including the component separation procedure. The contribution of the rectus abdominis flap in the reconstruction of a giant incisional hernia is reported.
Celso A. Aldana, MD, PhD +3 more
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Studia Medyczne, 2022 Diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscles is defined according to Beer’s classification: the distance between the straight abdominal muscles greater than 2.2 cm, measured 3 cm above the belly button with relaxed abdomen. The conditions in which it occurs
Danilo Coco, Silvana Leanza
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A case report of aponeurotic origin of rectus abdominis
National Journal of Clinical Anatomy, 2014 Rectus abdominis is a long strap like muscle that extends along the entire length of anterior abdominal wall. Normally the rectus abdominis arises by two tendons.
Challa Ratna Prabha +1 more
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BMC Women's Health, 2021 Background Diastasis of rectus abdominis (DRA) refers to a separation of the rectus abdominis from the linea alba. This study aimed to investigate the association with the severity of DRA for developing pelvic floor dysfunction among women during the ...
Hui Fei +7 more
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