Do pre-operative abdominal exercises prevent post-operative donor site complications for women undergoing DIEP flap breast reconstruction? A two-centre, prospective randomised controlled trial - Futter, C.M; Weiler-Mithoff, E; Hagen, S; Van de Sijpe, K; Coorevits, P.L; Litherland, J.C; Webster, M.H.C; Hamdi, M; Blondeel, P.N (British journal of plastic surgery, 2003)
Keywords: Abdominal exercises; Abdominal Muscles - pathology; Abdominal Muscles - physiology; Abdominal Muscles - surgery; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Chi-Square Distribution; Cicatrix; DIEP flap; Exercise - physiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Isometric Contraction; Length of Stay; Mammaplasty - methods; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Muscle strength; Muscle Tonus; Pain, Postoperative - prevention & control; Postoperative Complications - prevention & control; Prospective Studies; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgical Flaps; DIEP flap; Abdominal exercises; Muscle strength; Physical exercise; Human; Postoperative; Donor site; Anatomical reconstruction; Abdomen; Plasty; Prospective; Prevention; Treatment; Surgery; Breast; Complication; Clinical trial; Female; Mammary gland; Woman; Flap (surgery); Rectus abdominis muscle