Background The primary aim of this prospective, randomized, clinical, 2-armed trial was to
evaluate the risk for recurrence using 2 different operative techniques for repair of …

Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate early complications following retromuscular mesh
repair with those after dual layer suture of the anterior rectus sheath in a randomised …

Background: Standard abdominoplasty rectus plication techniques may not suffice for
severe cases of rectus diastasis. In the authors' experience, prosthetic mesh facilitates the …

Background Diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscles (DRAM) is characterised by thinning
and widening of the linea alba, combined with laxity of the ventral abdominal musculature …

Introduction: Recently, the promising results of new procedures for the treatment of rectus
diastasis with concomitant hernias using extraperitoneal mesh placement and anatomical …

Introduction One of the goals of modern ventral hernia repair (VHR) is restoring the linea
alba by returning the rectus muscles to the midline. Although this practice presumably …

Objective: The aim of the study was to examine abdominal wall function in patients
undergoing abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) for incisional hernia. Background: The …

Background: Rectus diastasis is a common condition that can result in a protruding
abdomen, causing cosmetic and functional disability. Although it is usually repaired during …

Background The definition, classification and management of rectus diastasis (RD) are
controversial in the literature and a variety of different surgical treatments have been …

Purpose To evaluate and compare the consistency of agreement of two methods for
measuring abdominal rectus diastasis (ARD), preoperative computed tomography (CT) …