The rectus sheath is made up of two parts, known as the posterior sheath and the anterior sheath. These sheaths are made of fibers of the transversus abdominis, internal abdominal oblique (IAO), and ...

A 77-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with acute coronary syndrome and hypertensive crisis (i.e., a blood pressure of 210/110 mm Hg on admission). We administered acetylsalicylic acid, ...

To identify the predictive factors for overcorrection and depression impairment after recession of the inferior rectus muscle (IRM) in patients with Graves’ orbitopathy. The charts of 124 consecutive ...

Retrospective noncomparative case series to investigate the role of rectus muscle myectomy for the treatment of large-angle strabismus in patients with Graves’ ophthalmopathy. Data from 47 consecutive ...

How to get abs? It all boils down to genetics. And planks. Six-pack abs are often held up as the pinnacle of fitness — if your middle shows those segmented muscles, you must be fit, right? Wrong. What ...