Evolution of the female pelvis and relationships to pelvic organ prolapse

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-320

  Schimpf, Megan ^a   Tulikangas, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gibbon; Monkey; Pelvic floor; Pelvic organ prolapse

Indexed keywords

APE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CHILDBIRTH; CHIMPANZEE; COCCYGEAL BONE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; DEFECATION; DELIVERY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS NONHUMAN DATA; LEG; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; LIGAMENT; MACACA; MICTURITION; MONKEY; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PELVIC GIRDLE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 27244439100     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-004-1258-1     Document Type: Article

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