A prospective study of two-dimensional ultrasonography combined with shear wave elastography for pregnancy-related diastasis recti abdominis

ObjectivesTo compare the inter-rectus distance (IRD), rectus abdominis thickness (RAT), and stiffness in women during pregnancy and postpartum and identify the risk and protective factors affecting diastasis recti abdominis (DRA).Materials and methodsA total of 171 pregnant women who volunteered to...

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Main Authors: Li Wang, Ting Yun, Dong Zhang, Jianrong Zhong, Dan Yi, Wanxi Fu, Molin Li, Yunshan Zhang, Yuexiang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1382982/full