Influence of bicycle seat pressure on compression of the perineum: A MRI analysis

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 198-202

  Bressel, Eadric ^a   Reeve, Tracey ^a   Parker, Dan ^b   Cronin, John ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cache Valley Specialty Hospital   (United States)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cavernous spaces; Impotence; Saddle soreness

Indexed keywords

BICYCLES; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMECHANICS; NEUROLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TISSUE;

CAVERNOUS SPACES; IMPOTENCE; SADDLE SORENESS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PENILE BLOOD FLOW; PENIS ARTERY; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; TISSUE PRESSURE;

ADULT; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PERINEUM; PRESSURE;

EID: 33751533187     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.11.017     Document Type: Article

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