Prevalence of levator ani muscle injury in Chinese women after first delivery

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 704-709

  Chan, S S C ^a   Cheung, R Y K ^a   Yiu, A K W ^a   Lee, L L L ^a   Pang, A W L ^a   Choy, K W ^a   Leung, T Y ^a   Chung, T K H ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

levator ani muscle injury; pelvic floor injury; primiparous; translabial ultrasound; vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; PARITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PARITY; PELVIC FLOOR; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84861599554     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.10132     Document Type: Article

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