Does levator trauma .heal'?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 570-575

  Shek, K L ^a   Chantarasorn, V ^a   Langer, S ^a   Dietz, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Avulsion; Childbirth; Healing; Levator ani; Pelvic floor; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS FLOOR; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84871583522     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.11203     Document Type: Article

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