Vaginal tissue properties versus increased intra-abdominal pressure: A preliminary biomechanical study

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 145-150

  Martins, Pedro A L S ^a   Jorge, Renato M Natal ^a   Ferreia, António J M ^a   Saleme, Cristina S ^c   Roza, Thuane ^a   Parente, Marco M P ^a   Pinotti, Marcos ^c   Mascarenhas, Teresa ^b   Santos, Agostinho ^d   Santos, Liliana ^d   Silva Filho, Agnaldo L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d Forensic Sciences Centre of the Sciences and Technologies Foundation (FCT)   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomechanical properties; Finite elements method; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mechanical tests; Pelvic organ prolapse

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION; VAGINA;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PELVIC FLOOR; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955483026     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000315160     Document Type: Article

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