Pelvic shape predisposes for pelvic organ prolapse: a geometric morphometry study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify morphological features of the soft tissue and bony pelvis that could serve as predictive risk factors for the development of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in adult women.

Methods

This case-control study compared the shapes of the pelvic floor soft tissue and bony pelvis between three groups: parous women with POP (cases); parous women without symptoms of POP (controls); and nulliparous women. The primary dataset comprised 21 women around 50 years of age (mean ± SD, 50.3 ± 1.3 years), with seven participants in each group. Landmarks on the pelvis and urogenital hiatus were collected on magnetic resonance imaging scans. Pelvic shape was analyzed using geometric morphometry and principal component analysis. The findings were validated in a small secondary da

SUBMITTER: Stansfield E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12579777 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature