Biomechanical integrity score of the female pelvic floor.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and hypothesis

The aim of this study is to develop and validate a new integral parameter, the Biomechanical Integrity score (BI-score), for the characterization of the female pelvic floor.

Methods

A total of 253 subjects with normal and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) conditions were included in the multi-site observational, case-control study; 125 subjects had normal pelvic floor conditions, and 128 subjects had POP stage II or higher. A Vaginal Tactile Imager (VTI) was used to acquire and automatically calculate 52 biomechanical parameters for eight VTI test procedures (probe insertion, elevation, rotation, Valsalva maneuver, voluntary muscle contractions in two planes, relaxation, and reflex contraction). Statistical methods were applied (t-test, correlation) to

SUBMITTER: Egorov V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9206610 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature