Introduction: Forceps use is the main risk factor for levator ani muscle (LAM) injuries. We believe that the disengagement of the forceps branches before delivery of the fetal head could influence LAM injuries, so we aimed ...

Background: The anorectal angle (ARA) has been assessed with different imaging methods and its measurement has traditionally been based on defecography or magnetic resonance studies. Different ultrasound methodologies ...

Although the fetal head position has traditionally been evaluated by digital examination (DE), it has a failure rate ranging between 20 and 70%; hence, intrapartum transabdominal ultrasonography (TUS) has become relevant. ...

Objectives: Evaluation of the influence of difficulty of instrumentation with vacuum on the rate of levator ani muscle (LAM) avulsions. Materials and methods: Prospective observational study with 86 nulliparous women ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the inter- and intraobserver correlation of the different intrapartum-transperineal-ultrasound-parameters(ITU) (angle of progression (AoP), progression-distance (PD), head-direction ...

Objectives: To determine the rate of pelvic floor trauma, levator ani muscle (LAM) avulsion as well as the mean difference in levator hiatus area, after normal vaginal deliveries (NVD) and vacuum assisted deliveries (VD), ...

Introduction. To evaluate the feasibility of an online learning process for performing and analyzing 3D/4D transperineal ultrasound imaging of the pelvic floor. Materials and methods: A prospective study was conducted ...