Repeatability of innervation zone identification in the external anal sphincter muscle

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 449-457

  Enck, Paul ^a   Franz, Heiko ^b   Davico, Edoardo ^c   Mastrangelo, Francesco ^c   Mesin, Luca ^c   Merletti, Roberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Episiotomy; External anal sphincter; Innervation zone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DENSITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INNERVATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VAGINAL DELIVERY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, STRIATED;

EID: 77953599606     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20749     Document Type: Article

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