<unk>  is a skin incision used for Caesarean section. It is a straight incision that is 3 cm below the line joining both anterior superior iliac spines. It is more superior to the Pfannenstiel incision, another commonly used incision in obstetric surgery.<unk>  rely on blunt dissection more than the traditionally done Pfannenstiel incision.<unk>  has lower rates of fever, hospital stay, post-operative pain and blood loss compared to Pfannenstiel incision. The operating time and use of analgesia are also less. Additionally, the time needed to get out of bed, walk without support and time for re-appearance of audible intestinal sounds were shorter in<unk><unk>  group than the Pfannenstiel group in a study conducted with 153 women. In the two studies (with 411 participants) that compared the<unk>  with the Pfannenstiel incision, the<unk>  was associated with a 65% reduction in postoperative febrile morbidity.
Joel-Cohen incision
Maylard incision
Serdev suture
Corner stitch
Cherney incision
Pfannenstiel incision
Seton stitch
Husband stitch