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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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