A unified pelvic floor conceptual model for studying morphological changes with prolapse, age, and parity.

ABSTRACT: Several 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional measurements have been used to assess changes in pelvic floor structures and shape. These include assessment of urogenital and levator hiatus dimensions, levator injury grade, levator bowl volume, and levator plate shape. We argue that each assessment reflects underlying changes in an individual aspect of the overall changes in muscle and fascial structures. Vaginal delivery, aging, and interindividual variations in anatomy combine to affect pelvic floor structures and their connections in different ways. To date, there is no unifying conceptual model that permits the evaluation of how these many measures relate to one another or that reflects overall pelvic floor structure and function. Therefore, this study aimed to describe a unified pelvic floor

SUBMITTER: DeLancey JO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11210379 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature