Pelvic floor morphometry and function in women with and without puborectalis avulsion in the early postpartum period

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Pelvic floor morphometry and function in women with and without puborectalis avulsion in the early postpartum period

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Pelvic floor muscles are subject to considerable stretching during vaginal birth. In 13-36% of women, stretching results in avulsion injury whereby the puborectalis muscle disconnects from its insertion points on the pubis bone. Until now, few studies have investigated the effect of this lesion on pelvic floor muscles in the early postpartum period.The primary aim of this study was to compare pelvic floor muscle morphometry and function in primiparous women with and without puborectalis avuls...

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Journal article

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2017-03

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Cyr, M-P / Kruger, Jennifer / Wong, V / Dumoulin, C / Girard, I / Morin, M

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http://hdl.handle.net/2292/33701

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Pelvic Floor / Humans / Ultrasonography / Postpartum Period / Time Factors / Adult / Female / Pelvic Floor Disorders

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