Evaluation of the long-term stability of sheath plication using absorbable sutures in 51 patients with diastasis of the recti muscles: an ultrasonographic study.

Background: Rectus sheath plication within abdominoplasty is a standard treatment for diastasis of the recti muscles. There are questions regarding the efficacy and long-term stability of the correction of rectus diastasis and whether absorbable sutures work as well as nonabsorbable sutures.

Methods: The authors conducted a case-control study to assess the outcomes of recti muscle diastasis correction with absorbable suture.