Biomechanical properties of the vaginal wall: effect of pregnancy, elastic fiber deficiency, and pelvic organ prolapse

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 590.e1-590.e6

  Rahn, David D ^a   Ruff, Matthew D ^a   Brown, Spencer A ^a   Tibbals, Harry F ^a   Word, R Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

elastic fiber; fibulin 5; pelvic organ prolapse; stress strain; vaginal muscularis

Indexed keywords

FIBULIN 5;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTIC FIBER; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SURGICAL RISK; VAGINA MUCOSA; WILD TYPE;

EID: 42949144938     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.02.022     Document Type: Article

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