The effect of dystocia and previous cesarean uterine scar on the tensile properties of the lower uterine segment

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 873-883

  Buhimschi, Catalin S ^a   Buhimschi, Irina A ^a   Yu, Chunli ^b   Wang, Hong ^b   Sharer, Daniel J ^c   Diamond, Michael P ^d   Petkova, Anelia P ^d   Garfield, Robert E ^e   Saade, George R ^e   Weiner, Carl P ^f  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Cesarean delivery; Collagen; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; DEOXYPYRIDINOLINE; HYDROXYPROLINE; PYRIDINOLINE;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTOCIA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; TENSILE STRENGTH; UTERUS;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CICATRIX; COLLAGEN; DYSTOCIA; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EID: 33644700772     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.09.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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