Pelvic floor muscle trauma

Expert Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 479-492

  Dietz, Hans Peter ^a  

^a NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

avulsion; birth trauma; female pelvic organ prolapse; levator ani; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AVULSION INJURY; BIRTH INJURY; CESAREAN SECTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALPATION; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUBORECTAL MUSCLE; PUBORECTALIS AVULSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSLABIAL ULTRASOUND; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 77954478945     PISSN: 17474108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/eog.10.28     Document Type: Review

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