The anatomy of the perineal membrane: Its relationship to injury in childbirth and episiotomy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 193-196

  Hudson, Christopher N ^a,b,d   Sohaib, Syed A ^c   Shulver, Helen M ^b   Reznek, Rodney H ^c  

^a Endoscopy Training Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Departments of Anatomy   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERINEUM; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; AGED; BIRTH; CASE REPORT; DISSECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJURY; LABOR; METHODOLOGY; PARITY; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY;

AGED; CADAVER; DISSECTION; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARITY; PARTURITION; PERINEUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0035985260     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0004-8666.2002.00193.x     Document Type: Article

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