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EP36.02: New method for assessment of levator avulsion injury: a comparative elastography study
Author(s) -
Falkenberg M.,
Maßlo K.,
Möllers M.,
Murcia K. Oelmeier,
Schmitz R.,
Klockenbusch W.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.202
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1469-0705
pISSN - 0960-7692
DOI - 10.1002/uog.21840
Subject(s) - medicine , pelvic floor , symphysis , elastography , avulsion , caesarean section , levator ani , pelvic floor dysfunction , obstetrics , ultrasound , radiology , surgery , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Methods We examined 86 postpartum primiparous women, of whom 43 had undergone primary caesarian section (group_CS) and 43 vaginal delivery (group_VD). In a puborectal-symphysis plane, BMode and elastographic ultrasonography were used to evaluate pelvic floor trauma. The strain value of the left and right puborectal muscle was assessed close to the symphysis (trauma_elastography). The strain ratio maximum of this mesurement was stored (trauma_index)