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Levator Ani Dysfunction

Levator Ani Dysfunction is a clinical disorder characterized by impaired voluntary contraction, excessive tension, or incomplete relaxation of the levator ani muscle group, distinguishing it from other pelvic floor dysfunctions by its specific myofascial pathology within the urogenital and anorectal compartments.

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487

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201

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2017–2026

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137

Comparison of Levator Ani Muscle Defects and Function in Women With and Without Pelvic Organ Prolapse

John O. L. DeLancey, Daniel M. Morgan, Dee E. Fenner et al. · Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2007 · 704 citations

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The appearance of levator ani muscle abnormalities in magnetic resonance images after vaginal delivery

John O. L. DeLancey · Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2003 · 583 citations · Full text

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Obstetric Factors Associated With Levator Ani Muscle Injury After Vaginal Birth

Rohna Kearney, James A. Ashton‐Miller, John O. L. DeLancey · Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2006 · 456 citations · Full text

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The prevalence of major abnormalities of the levator ani in urogynaecological patients

HP Dietz, AB Steensma · BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 2006 · 270 citations

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Quantification of major morphological abnormalities of the levator ani

Hans Peter Dietz · Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2007 · 266 citations

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Authors

487

  1. JO
    John O. L. DeLancey

    University of Michigan, United States

    23 publications · 3.1K citations

    19

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  2. HP
    Hans Peter Dietz

    Nepean Hospital, Australia

    12 publications · 825 citations

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  3. KL
    Ka Lai Shek

    Nepean Hospital, Australia

    7 publications · 422 citations

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  4. EG
    E Gutmann

    Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physiology, Czechia

    6 publications · 128 citations

    6

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  5. SA
    S. Abbas Shobeiri

    University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, United States

    6 publications · 209 citations

    6

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1–5 of 487

Institutions

201

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    21 h-index

    81 publications

    7.2K citations

  2. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    11 h-index

    30 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. Nepean Hospital

    Penrith, Australia

    10 h-index

    29 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    Oklahoma City, United States

    7 h-index

    25 publications

    762 citations

  5. Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physiology

    Prague, Czechia

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    327 citations

  6. Michigan Medicine

    Ann Arbor, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    823 citations

  7. Cairo University

    Giza, Egypt

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    411 citations

  8. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    365 citations

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Venues

  1. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

    AJOG · 22 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. International Urogynecology Journal

    24 publications · 707 citations

    16

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  3. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

    8 publications · 597 citations

    8

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  4. Obstetrics and Gynecology

    8 publications · 2.4K citations

    8

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 5 publications · 160 citations

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