Catalog of Clinical Images

Rectus Diastasis: Separation of rectus abdominus muscles which occasionally occurs in older patients and or those
with weakening of the abdominal musculature. The midline hernia can be made more apparent by any maneuver that
increases intra-abdominal pressure as demonstrated above.

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