Changes in global strain of puborectalis muscle during pregnancy and postpartum.

Objective: One of the functional parameters that can be assessed by ultrasound is muscle strain, which represents the extent of deformation of the muscle from its original shape when forces are applied to the tissue under study. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of pregnancy and deliv...

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Published in:Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology Vol. 51; no. 4; pp. 537 - 543
Main Authors: van de Waarsenburg, M. K., Withagen, M. I. J., Schweitzer, K. J., van der Vaart, C. H., Grob, A. T. M., Hitschrich, N.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Apr2018
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