Fabien Fredon1,2,3, Jérémy Hardy4, Mélanie Germain4, Emma Vincent-Viry4, Abdelkader Taïbi5, Jacques Monteil6, Christian Mabit4, Denis Valleix4,5, Sylvaine Durand-Fontanier4,5. 1. Laboratoire d'Anatomie, Department of Human Anatomy, University of Limoges Faculty of Medicine, 2, Rue du Docteur Marcland, 87025, Limoges, France. fabienfredon@gmail.com. 2. Visceral Surgery Department, Limoges University Hospital, CHU Dupuytren, 2, Avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87000, Limoges, France. fabienfredon@gmail.com. 3. Service de Chirurgie Digestive, Générale et Endocrinienne, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges, 2 Avenue Martin-Luther King, 87000, Limoges, France. fabienfredon@gmail.com. 4. Laboratoire d'Anatomie, Department of Human Anatomy, University of Limoges Faculty of Medicine, 2, Rue du Docteur Marcland, 87025, Limoges, France. 5. Visceral Surgery Department, Limoges University Hospital, CHU Dupuytren, 2, Avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87000, Limoges, France. 6. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Limoges University Hospital, CHU Dupuytren, 2, Avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87000, Limoges, France.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The anterior abdominal muscle wall has a strong aesthetic connotation, primarily because of the classical anatomical description of the rectus abdominis muscle in the collective consciousness. However, the morphological reality of the general population considerably deviates from this description. Therefore, we investigated the anthropometric characteristics correlated with the anatomy of the rectus abdominis muscle. METHODS: We performed a computed tomography scan anatomical study of recti abdominis muscles in 86 patients with no history of abdominal surgery. We noted the transverse and anteroposterior measurements of the rectus abdominis muscle, the transverse measurement of the linea alba, and the cutaneous and muscular abdominal perimeters. We compared these morphological elements with anthropometric data (sex, age, weight, height, and body mass index [BMI]). RESULTS: BMI was positively correlated with cutaneous abdominal perimeter (r = 0.89, p < 0.001) and muscular abdominal perimeter (r = 0.7, p < 0.001). The correlation of BMI with cutaneous abdominal perimeter was not influenced by sex (r = 0.90 and r = 0.89 in men and women, respectively). The correlation of BMI with muscular abdominal perimeter was greater in men than in women (r = 0.80 vs. r = 0.75). The muscular abdominal perimeter was more strongly correlated with the transverse measurement of the rectus abdominis muscle in men than in women (r = 0.75 vs. r = 0.59). The muscular abdominal perimeter was more strongly correlated with the linea alba in women than in men (r = 0.51 vs. r = 0.31). CONCLUSION: The anatomy of the anterior abdominal wall correlated with anthropometric data, including BMI. Rectus abdominis muscles and linea alba structures differed between men and women.
PURPOSE: The anterior abdominal muscle wall has a strong aesthetic connotation, primarily because of the classical anatomical description of the rectus abdominis muscle in the collective consciousness. However, the morphological reality of the general population considerably deviates from this description. Therefore, we investigated the anthropometric characteristics correlated with the anatomy of the rectus abdominis muscle. METHODS: We performed a computed tomography scan anatomical study of recti abdominis muscles in 86 patients with no history of abdominal surgery. We noted the transverse and anteroposterior measurements of the rectus abdominis muscle, the transverse measurement of the linea alba, and the cutaneous and muscular abdominal perimeters. We compared these morphological elements with anthropometric data (sex, age, weight, height, and body mass index [BMI]). RESULTS: BMI was positively correlated with cutaneous abdominal perimeter (r = 0.89, p < 0.001) and muscular abdominal perimeter (r = 0.7, p < 0.001). The correlation of BMI with cutaneous abdominal perimeter was not influenced by sex (r = 0.90 and r = 0.89 in men and women, respectively). The correlation of BMI with muscular abdominal perimeter was greater in men than in women (r = 0.80 vs. r = 0.75). The muscular abdominal perimeter was more strongly correlated with the transverse measurement of the rectus abdominis muscle in men than in women (r = 0.75 vs. r = 0.59). The muscular abdominal perimeter was more strongly correlated with the linea alba in women than in men (r = 0.51 vs. r = 0.31). CONCLUSION: The anatomy of the anterior abdominal wall correlated with anthropometric data, including BMI. Rectus abdominis muscles and linea alba structures differed between men and women.
Authors: Carla Stecco; Gian Paolo Azzena; Veronica Macchi; Andrea Porzionato; Astrid Behr; Anna Rambaldo; Cesare Tiengo; Raffaele De Caro Journal: Surg Radiol Anat Date: 2017-11-10 Impact factor: 1.246
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