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Levator Ani Function

Levator Ani Function is a physiological construct denoting the integrated capacity of the levator ani muscle group to maintain pelvic organ support, regulate pelvic outlet aperture, and contribute to urinary, fecal, and reproductive sphincteric control through coordinated contraction and relaxation.

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883

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285

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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A Comparative Study of the Human External Sphincter and Periurethral Levator Ani Muscles

J. A. Gosling, J. S. Dixon, Hilary Critchley et al. · British Journal of Urology · 1981 · 467 citations

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Role of striated penile muscles in penile reflexes, copulation, and induction of pregnancy in the rat

Benjamin D. Sachs · Reproduction · 1982 · 300 citations · Full text

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Two- and 3-dimensional MRI comparison of levator ani structure, volume, and integrity in women with stress incontinence and prolapse

Lennox Hoyte, Lore Schierlitz, Kelly H. Zou et al. · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2001 · 250 citations

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Involution and hormone-induced persistence of the M. sphincter (levator) ani in female rats.

R Cihák, E Gutmann, V. Hanzlíková · PubMed · 1970 · 206 citations

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Authors

883

  1. JO
    John O. L. DeLancey

    University of Michigan, United States

    14 publications · 1.8K citations

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  2. EG
    E Gutmann

    Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physiology, Czechia

    12 publications · 476 citations

    11

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  3. HP
    Hans Peter Dietz

    Nepean Hospital, Australia

    10 publications · 602 citations

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  4. JA
    James A. Ashton‐Miller

    University of Michigan, United States

    7 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. SA
    S. Abbas Shobeiri

    University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, United States

    6 publications · 177 citations

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Institutions

360

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    15 h-index

    50 publications

    4.1K citations

  2. Cairo University

    Giza, Egypt

    12 h-index

    20 publications

    665 citations

  3. Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

    Allentown, United States

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    698 citations

  4. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    Oklahoma City, United States

    7 h-index

    25 publications

    760 citations

  5. Duke Medical Center

    Durham, United States

    7 h-index

    21 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physiology

    Prague, Czechia

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    308 citations

  7. Nepean Hospital

    Penrith, Australia

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    764 citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    898 citations

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  1. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

    AJOG · 23 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. International Urogynecology Journal

    24 publications · 933 citations

    17

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 21 publications · 737 citations

    15

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  4. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

    10 publications · 405 citations

    10

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  5. Endocrinology

    8 publications · 294 citations

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