Characterization of the motor units of the external anal sphincter in pregnant women with multichannel surface EMG

International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1097-1103

  Cescon, Corrado ^a,f   Raimondi, Eleonora Ester ^b   Začesta, Vita ^c   Drusany Starič, Kristina ^d   Martsidis, Konstantinos ^e   Merletti, R ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c RIGA STRADINS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

EMG; External anal sphincter; Innervation zone; Multichannel surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIER; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPH ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MULTICHANNEL SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NULLIPARA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL DETECTION; ADULT; ANAL CANAL; INNERVATION; MOTONEURON; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; PREGNANCY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904760609     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-014-2356-3     Document Type: Article

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