ArticleArchives of gynecology and obstetrics2025
Mechanical analysis of cerclage as a treatment for cervical insufficiency.
Article in Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Two-stitch versus one-stitch cervical cerclage in women with high risk for preterm birth: a stratified exploratory randomized controlled trial in China.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Trial
- Pregnancy outcomes and prognostic factors after history- and ultrasound-indicated cerclage in women with cervical insufficiency and/or short cervix: A retrospective cohort study.European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe primary treatment for cervical insufficiency is cervical cerclage (mechanical support) with vaginal progesterone (biochemical support). Cerclage is a surgical procedure that mechanically increases the tensile capacity of the cervix. Therefore, it is necessary to analyse the effects of cerclage from a mechanical point of view. PURPOSE: To analyse cerclage techniques based on physical principles and mechanical forces.
methodsWe assumed that the cervix is a thin-walled pressure vessel and applied a uniform vertical distribution model, a linear vertical model, and a non-linear vertical distribution model.
resultsAccording to our model analysis, the higher the position of the thread, the thicker the thread used, and the greater the number of threads, the more effective the confining force on the suture, when performing a cerclage.
conclusionIt is necessary to provide an appropriate cerclage for each patient based on these mechanical characteristics, in addition to considering the risks and benefits and biochemical interactions of the cerclage.
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