title: The clinical anatomy of the anterolateral abdominal wall musculature.
abstract: The anatomy of the anterolateral abdominal wall is mainly of interest to medical students early in their studies. Clinically, it is mostly relevant to surgeons who are performing laparotomies and repairing or preventing hernias. The author's life-long experience suggests that some of the lesser-known details of the anatomy of the abdominal wall have been neglected resulting in some suboptimal results. This manuscript highlights some of these details which, hopefully, will lead to improved outcomes for patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. ralph@ger-group.com
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ger
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents