Finite element studies of the deformation of the pelvic floor

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1101, Issue , 2007, Pages 316-334

  Martins, João A C ^a   Pato, M P M ^b   Pires, E B ^a   Natal Jorge, R M ^c   Parente, M ^c   Mascarenhas, T ^c  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Geometric models; Hill's model; Pelvic floor; Skeletal muscles; Two dimensional and three dimensional continuum deformation; Vaginal childbirth

Indexed keywords

CHILDBIRTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; COUGHING; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PATHOGENESIS; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; RELIABILITY; SIMULATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SNEEZING; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; HISTOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; UTERUS PROLAPSE;

FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PELVIC FLOOR; PREGNANCY; URINARY INCONTINENCE; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 34250645803     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1389.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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