Avulsion injury and levator hiatal ballooning: two independent risk factors for prolapse? An observational study

The Effect of Childbirth on Hiatal Dimensions

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Can ballooning of the levator hiatus be determined clinically?

(2011) Azar Khunda et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Does the Epi-No® Birth Trainer reduce levator trauma? A randomised controlled trial

(2011) Ka Lai Shek et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Intrapartum risk factors for levator trauma

(2010) KL Shek et al.   BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

Lifetime Risk of Undergoing Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse

(2010) Fiona J. Smith et al.   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Levator avulsion is a risk factor for cystocele recurrence

(2010) H. P. Dietz et al.   ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Three-dimensional ultrasound of the pelvic floor 2 days after first delivery: influence of constitutional and obstetric factors

(2010) A. Falkert et al.   ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

The effect of levator avulsion on hiatal dimension and function

(2009) Zeelha Abdool et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Fetal head circumference and length of second stage of labor are risk factors for levator ani muscle injury, diagnosed by 3-dimensional transperineal ultrasound in primiparous women

(2009) Dan V. Valsky et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

How much does the levator hiatus have to stretch during childbirth?

(2009) K Svabík et al.   BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

Pubococcygeus–puborectalis trauma after forceps delivery: evaluation of the levator ani muscle with 3D/4D ultrasound

(2009) Ladislav Krofta et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Tomographic ultrasound imaging of the pelvic floor: which levels matter most?

(2009) H. P. Dietz et al.   ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Levator trauma is associated with pelvic organ prolapse

(2008) HP Dietz et al.   BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

Validity and reproducibility of the digital detection of levator trauma

(2008) H.P. Dietz et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Ballooning of the levator hiatus

(2008) H. P. Dietz et al.   ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY