Open AccessMusculoskeletal findings on MRI among postpartum women with persistent pelvic pain
Author(s) -
Fernanda Pipitone,
Mary E. Duarte Thibault,
Kara GaetkeUdager,
Dee E. Fenner,
Carolyn W. Swenson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international urogynecology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1433-3023
pISSN - 0937-3462
DOI - 10.1007/s00192-020-04441-y
Subject(s) - medicine , pelvic pain , obstetrics , postpartum period , pelvic floor disorders , pelvic floor , physical therapy , gynecology , pregnancy , radiology , surgery , biology , genetics
Persistent postpartum pelvic pain affects one in six women, and its source is often unexplained in the absence of obvious clinical findings. Musculoskeletal injuries during childbirth are common and can be detected using MRI or US; however, pelvic imaging is not standard of care in evaluating women with persistent pain. We hypothesize that clinical symptoms in women with unexplained persistent postpartum pelvic pain will correlate with musculoskeletal abnormalities identified on MRI in > 50% of cases.