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New Method for Assessment of Levator Avulsion Injury: A Comparative Elastography Study

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Published in 2019 at "Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine"

DOI: 10.1002/jum.14810

Abstract: The aim of this study was to introduce elastography as a new method for sonographic assessment of postpartum pelvic floor trauma. read more here.

Keywords: method assessment; method; new method; levator avulsion ... See more keywords
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Pelvic organ prolapse as a function of levator ani avulsion, hiatus size, and strength.

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Published in 2019 at "American journal of obstetrics and gynecology"

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.03.004

Abstract: BACKGROUND Obstetrical levator ani muscle avulsion is detected after 10%-30% of vaginal deliveries and is associated with pelvic organ prolapse later in life. However, the mechanism by which levator avulsion may contribute to prolapse is… read more here.

Keywords: levator; strength; hiatus; avulsion ... See more keywords