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Anatomical Science International
Published in: Anatomical Science International 3/2009

01-09-2009 | Letter to the Editor

Arcuate line of the rectus sheath: an anatomist’s viewpoint

Author: Srijit Das

Published in: Anatomical Science International | Issue 3/2009

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The article titled ‘Arcuate line of the rectus sheath: clinical approach’ by Loukas et al. generates much interest (Loukas et al. 2008). The authors should be applauded for their meticulous work. It was very surprising to find the omission of the ‘arcuate line’ as a possible keyword. Medline had previously accepted it as a possible keyword, so an important keyword might have been missed. The topographical anatomy of the arcuate line has been reported in the past, and the authors took special interest in citing all those works. …
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Metadata
Title
Arcuate line of the rectus sheath: an anatomist’s viewpoint
Author
Srijit Das
Publication date
01-09-2009
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Anatomical Science International / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 1447-6959
Electronic ISSN: 1447-073X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12565-009-0050-1

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