Innervation of the female levator ani muscles

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 64-71

  Barber, Matthew D ^a,d   Bremer, Ronald E ^b   Thor, Karl B ^a,b,e   Dolber, Paul C ^a,b   Kuehl, Thomas J ^c   Coates, Kimberly W ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e PPD Genupro   (United States)

Author keywords

Levator ani muscle; Pelvic floor; Pudendal nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLITORIS; COCCYGEAL BONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE TRANSECTION; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE;

EID: 0036076414     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.124844     Document Type: Article

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