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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Russian Medicine</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Russian Medicine</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Российский медицинский журнал</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">0869-2106</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2412-9100</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">697080</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/medjrf697080</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">DLKIMI</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Original Research Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Оригинальные исследования</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Preoperative outcome prediction in diastasis recti repair combined with abdominoplasty: a non-randomized, controlled clinical study</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Методы предоперационного прогнозирования результатов пластики диастаза прямых мышц живота в сочетании с абдоминопластикой: нерандомизированное контролируемое клиническое исследование</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0134-7183</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">8854-0587</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Folomeeva</surname><given-names>Larisa I.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Фоломеева</surname><given-names>Лариса Игоревна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine), Associate Professor</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>канд. мед. наук, доцент</p></bio><email>dr.folomeeva@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3681-4685</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">2616-9580</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Pakhomova</surname><given-names>Regina A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Пахомова</surname><given-names>Регина Александровна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>д-р мед. наук, профессор</p></bio><email>pra5555@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8728-0823</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">4401-3157</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Fedotov</surname><given-names>Ivan A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Федотов</surname><given-names>Иван Андреевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>канд. мед. наук</p></bio><email>belacot@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1905-9314</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kharonova</surname><given-names>Madina V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Харонова</surname><given-names>Мадина Викторовна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD</p></bio><email>kharonova.madina@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2250-7558</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Emshanova</surname><given-names>Kristina V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Емшанова</surname><given-names>Кристина Владимировна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD</p></bio><email>vrach163@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6572-2392</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">2834-6577</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kolesnik</surname><given-names>Vasiliy Ya.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Колесник</surname><given-names>Василий Ярославович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD</p></bio><email>v.kolesnik@bk.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Russian Biotechnological University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский биотехнологический университет (РОСБИОТЕХ)</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Clinical Hospital “Russian Railways-Medicine” of Krasnoyarsk</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Клиническая больница «РЖД-Медицина» города Красноярска</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="preprint" iso-8601-date="2026-01-26" publication-format="electronic"><day>26</day><month>01</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-05-12" publication-format="electronic"><day>12</day><month>05</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>32</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>146</fpage><lpage>154</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-11-29"><day>29</day><month>11</month><year>2025</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2026-01-26"><day>26</day><month>01</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Eco-Vector</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Эко-Вектор</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Эко-Вектор</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" start_date="2029-05-12"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://medjrf.com/0869-2106/article/view/697080">https://medjrf.com/0869-2106/article/view/697080</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p><bold>BACKGROUND:<italic> </italic></bold>Abdominoplasty is now increasingly widely used; however, selecting the best diastasis recti repair technique remains challenging. Existing approaches are frequently associated with relapses, chronic pain, and complications, highlighting the need for objective preoperative outcome prediction criteria. This work was motivated by the lack of validated preoperative parameters to predict the risk of adverse outcomes based on the diastasis recti repair technique.</p> <p><bold>AIM:<italic> </italic></bold>This study aimed to assess the efficacy of various diastasis recti repair techniques combined with abdominoplasty and the potential for preoperative long-term outcome prediction using ultrasound and electromyography findings.</p> <p><bold>METHODS:<italic> </italic></bold>The study included 86 patients who had abdominoplasty and diastasis recti repair in 2022–2024. Patients were divided into three groups based on the repair technique: continuous aponeurotic suture, mesh implant placement with conventional fixation, or interaponeurotic mesh placement without fixation. Ultrasound (to assess the diastasis size and aponeurosis thickness) and electromyography of the abdominal muscles were performed before and after surgery.</p> <p><bold>RESULTS:<italic> </italic></bold>The interaponeurotic mesh placement group showed the highest bioelectric activity and a lower incidence of chronic pain. Diastasis recurrence was only reported in the continuous suture group (30%). Early complication rates were comparable across the groups. Preoperative ultrasound and electromyography findings correlated with the risk of long-term complications.</p> <p><bold>CONCLUSION:<italic> </italic></bold>Preoperative assessment of the anterior abdominal wall using ultrasound and electromyography allows for objective outcome prediction in diastasis recti repair combined with abdominoplasty, making it easier to select the best technique. Interaponeurotic mesh placement without fixation is an effective alternative option with fewer complications; nevertheless, further research is needed.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p><bold>Обоснование. </bold>Несмотря на широкое внедрение абдоминопластики, вопросы выбора оптимального метода пластики диастаза прямых мышц живота (ДПМЖ) остаются нерешёнными. Имеющиеся подходы нередко сопровождаются рецидивами, хроническим болевым синдромом и осложнениями, что указывает на недостаточность объективных критериев предоперационного прогноза результатов хирургического вмешательства. Отсутствие валидированных предоперационных показателей, позволяющих прогнозировать риск неблагоприятных исходов в зависимости от технологии пластики ДПМЖ, обусловило необходимость данного исследования.</p> <p><bold>Цель. </bold>Оценить эффективность различных методов пластики ДПМЖ, выполняемых в сочетании с абдоминопластикой, и определить возможности предоперационного прогноза отдалённых результатов при использовании данных ультразвукового исследования (УЗИ) и электромиографии.</p> <p><bold>Методы. </bold>В исследование включены 86 пациенток, перенёсших абдоминопластику и пластику ДПМЖ в 2022–2024 гг. Пациентки распределены в три группы по методу пластики: непрерывный шов апоневроза; установка сетчатого имплантата с традиционной фиксацией; межапоневротическое размещение имплантата без фиксации. До и после операции проводили УЗИ (определяли размер диастаза и толщину апоневроза) и электромиографию мышц живота.</p> <p><bold>Результаты. </bold>Наилучшие показатели биоэлектрической активности и меньшая частота хронической боли отмечены при межапоневротической установке имплантата. Рецидив ДПМЖ зарегистрирован только в группе непрерывного шва (30%). Частота ранних осложнений оказалась сопоставимой во всех группах. Дооперационные показатели УЗИ и электромиографии коррелировали с вероятностью возникновения отдалённых осложнений.</p> <p><bold>Заключение. </bold>Предоперационная оценка состояния передней брюшной стенки с использованием УЗИ и электромиографии позволяет сформировать объективный прогноз исходов пластики ДПМЖ в сочетании с абдоминопластикой и выбрать оптимальный метод вмешательства. Межапоневротическое размещение имплантата без фиксации является эффективным альтернативным вариантом, демонстрирующим меньшее количество осложнений, однако требует дальнейшего изучения.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>diastasis recti</kwd><kwd>abdominal ptosis</kwd><kwd>abdominoplasty</kwd><kwd>interaponeurotic</kwd><kwd>mesh implant</kwd><kwd>electromyography</kwd><kwd>bioelectric activity</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>диастаз прямых мышц живота</kwd><kwd>абдоминоптоз</kwd><kwd>абдоминопластика</kwd><kwd>межапоневротический</kwd><kwd>сетчатый имплантат</kwd><kwd>электромиография</kwd><kwd>биоэлектрическая активность</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Pakhomova RA, Kochetova LV, Babadzhanyan AM, et al. The ideal “navel in abdominoplasty. 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