Introduction: Forceps delivery is associated with a high rate of levator ani muscle (LAM) trauma (avulsion) at 35%-65% whereas data on avulsion rates after vacuum delivery vary greatly. Nevertheless, a common characteristic ...

Introduction: The effects of levator ani muscle (LAM) avulsion after instrumental delivery on the sexual function of patients are currently unknown. Therefore, the objective of our study was to use a validated questionnaire, ...

Objective: Description and assessment by 3-D transperineal ultrasound of modifications suffered by pelvic floor muscles during the passage of the fetal head through the birth canal during the second stage of labor, as well ...

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 ...

Introduction: Levator ani muscle (LAM) lesions are the most frequent injuries of the pelvic floor during delivery. Ten to 36% of women report this lesion during their first delivery. Many risk factors have been proposed ...

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 ...