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Imaging groin hernias [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Clinical differentiation of direct inguinal hernias, indirect inguinal hernias, femoral and Spigelian hernias can be difficult particularly with small hernias and in obese patients.
Vassallo, Pierre
core  

Physical outcome measure for critical care patients following intensive care discharge [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the most suitable physical outcome measures to be used with critical care patients following discharge. ICU survivors experience physical problems such as reduced exercise capacity and intensive care
Daniel, M   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Reproductive Challenges of the Ageing Female: A Comprehensive Narrative Review

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Changes in societal norms over the last few decades have resulted in novel family planning trends, notably delayed childbearing and increased maternal age at the birth of the first child. Despite advances in reproductive medicine, ageing poses significant challenges.
Sofia Bitzika   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Imaging-based assessment of rectus abdominis muscle thickness in an adult population: evaluating possible anthropometric relationships

open access: yesStudia Medyczne, 2014
Introduction: Very little attention has been paid to muscle architecture in the Sub-Saharan African environment, and the rectus abdominis muscle, being a stabilising agent in the trunk, should not be left out.
Ogugua Augustine Egwu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Pilates on inter-recti distance, thickness of rectus abdominis, waist circumference and abdominal muscle endurance in primiparous women

open access: yesBMC Women's Health, 2023
Background Pilates is expected to have a positive effect on women with weakened abdominal muscles after childbirth. Pilates may have a beneficial effect on the structure and function of the abdominal muscles in pregnant women. Therefore, the objective of
Namee Lee   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Total posterior leg open wound management with free anterolateral thigh flap: case and literature review. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Soft tissue coverage of the exposed Achilles tendon is a unique reconstructive challenge. In this report, we describe the management of a large posterior leg wound with exposed Achilles tendon using a free anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap. A careful review
Chou, Stephanie   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Is abdominal wall contraction important for normal voiding in the female rat? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Background Normal voiding behavior in urethane-anesthetized rats includes contraction of the abdominal wall striated muscle, similar to the visceromotor response (VMR) to noxious bladder distension.
Phillip P Smith   +23 more
core   +2 more sources

A comparative study of aging of the elastic fiber system of the diaphragm and the rectus abdominis muscles in rats

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2000
In the present study the age-related changes of the striated muscle elastic fiber system were investigated in the diaphragm and rectus abdominis muscles of 1-, 4-, 8- and 18-month-old rats.
C.J. Rodrigues, A.J. Rodrigues Junior
doaj   +1 more source

Development of the abdominal musculature in the chicken embryo

open access: yesJournal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
In this study, we investigate anatomy, morphogenesis, segmental origin, and fiber formation of the abdominal musculature in the chicken embryo. We show that abdominal muscles arise from somites 24 to 28, and that the segmental identity of individual fibers in the abdominal muscle sheets is maintained.
Margarethe Draga   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety and efficacy of stoma site selection in CT-guided percutaneous gastrostomy: a retrospective analysis

open access: yesWorld Journal of Surgical Oncology
Purpose To compare the safety and efficacy of CPG in the rectus abdominis and intercostal regions. Materials and methods This retrospective study included 226 patients who underwent CPG at a single center, with the stoma placed in the rectus abdominis or
Hu Chang-ming   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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