ArticlePelviperineology2019
Biomechanical mapping of the female pelvic floor: changes with age, parity and weight.
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- Comparing Thermal Damage Using Monopolar Hook Versus Harmonic Scalpel in Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy; A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2024Article
- Correlation between the female pelvic floor biomechanical parameters and the severity of stress urinary incontinence.BMC urology · 2023Article
- Multiparity Reduces Urethral and Vaginal Pressures Following the Bulboglandularis Muscle Stimulation in Rabbits.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2023Article
- Vaginal tactile imaging: A review.Pelviperineology · 2023Article
- The variation in shape and thickness of the pelvic floor musculature in males and females: a geometric-morphometric analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
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- Using a condom or glove to improve pelvic exam visualization: A guide.SAGE open medicine · 2022Article
- The evolution of pelvic canal shape and rotational birth in humans.BMC biology · 2021Article
- Predictive Value of Biomechanical Mapping for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery.Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery · 2021Article
- Bladder and urethral dysfunction in multiparous and mature rabbits correlates with abnormal activity of pubococcygeus and bulbospongiosus muscles.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2020Article
- Impaired Anorectal Afferents Is a Potential Pathophysiological Factor Associated to Functional Anorectal Pain.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Quantitative biomechanical characterization of pelvic supportive structures and functions in vivo is thought to provide insight into the pathophysiology of pelvic floor disorders including pelvic organ prolapse (POP). An innovative approach - vaginal tactile imaging - allows biomechanical mapping of the female pelvic floor to quantify tissue elasticity, pelvic support, and pelvic muscle functions. The objective of this study is to explore an extended set of 52 biomechanical parameters to characterize pelvic floor changes with age, parity, and subject weight for normal pelvic floor conditions. 42 subjects with normal pelvic conditions (no POP, no stress urinary incontinence) were included in the data analysis from an observational, case-controlled study. The Vaginal Tactile Imager (VTI) was used with an analytical software package to automatically calculate 52 biomechanical parameters for 8 VTI test procedures (probe insertion, elevation, rotation, Val-salva maneuver, voluntary muscle contractions in 2 planes, relaxation, and reflex contraction). The ranges, mean values, and standard deviations for all 52 VTI parameters were established. 12 VTI parameters were identified as statistically sen-sitive (
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