Pelvic Floor Trauma and Its Relationship to Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Abstract
As the US population continues to age, the impact of pelvic floor trauma and the sequelae of these injuries will continue to be a common place for the practicing gynecologist. In this review, the authors will highlight pertinent pelvic floor muscular anatomy, explain basic pelvic floor biomechanics, identify mechanisms of pelvic floor birth injury, discuss pelvic floor muscle recovery and birth injury sequelae, review methods of birth injury prevention, and specify future directions of birth related pelvic floor injury research.

Source: Current Obstetrics and Gynecology Reports - April 8, 2015 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research