Reconstruction, application and evaluation of a finite element method to study the pelvic floor. Preliminary results;Realizzazione, applicazione e verifica di un modello numerico agli elementi finiti per lo studio del pavimento pelvico. Risultati preliminari

Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 183-187

  Marino, G ^a   Bignardi, C ^b  

^a MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Prostatectomy; Urinary incontinence, surgery; Urologic surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PELVIS FLOOR; PELVIS SURGERY; PERINEUM; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSTATECTOMY; PUBIC BONE; URETHRA; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROLOGIC SURGERY; UTERINE CERVIX;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PELVIC FLOOR;

EID: 0036764486     PISSN: 03932249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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