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== Description == | |||
Diastasis recti (also known as abdominal separation) is a disorder defined as a separation of the rectus abdominis muscle into right and left halves. | |||
== Clinically Relevant Anatomy<br> == | == Clinically Relevant Anatomy<br> == | ||
Normally, the two sides of the Rectus Abdominis are joined at the linea alba at the body midline. | |||
== Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process<br> == | == Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process<br> == | ||
Diastasis of this muscle occurs principally in two populations: newborns and pregnant women. | |||
*In the newborn, the rectus abdominis is not fully developed and may not be sealed together at midline. Diastasis recti is more common in premature and black newborns. | |||
*In pregnant or postpartum women, the defect is caused by the stretching of the rectus abdominis by the growing uterus. It is more common in multiparous women due to repeated episodes of stretching. When the defect occurs during pregnancy, the uterus can sometimes be seen bulging through the abdominal wall beneath the skin. | |||
== Clinical Presentation == | == Clinical Presentation == | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
Diastasis recti (also known as abdominal separation) is a disorder defined as a separation of the rectus abdominis muscle into right and left halves.
Clinically Relevant Anatomy
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Normally, the two sides of the Rectus Abdominis are joined at the linea alba at the body midline.
Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process
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Diastasis of this muscle occurs principally in two populations: newborns and pregnant women.
- In the newborn, the rectus abdominis is not fully developed and may not be sealed together at midline. Diastasis recti is more common in premature and black newborns.
- In pregnant or postpartum women, the defect is caused by the stretching of the rectus abdominis by the growing uterus. It is more common in multiparous women due to repeated episodes of stretching. When the defect occurs during pregnancy, the uterus can sometimes be seen bulging through the abdominal wall beneath the skin.
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