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Intrapartum predictors of maternal levator ani injury

Jessica Caudwell‐Hall, Ixora Kamisan Atan, Andrew Martin, Rodrigo Guzmán Rojas, Susanne Langer, Kalai Shek, Hans Peter Dietz

Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica · 2017 · 73 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

The use of forceps, a prolonged second stage, and obstetric anal sphincter tears were associated with levator avulsion. There were no associated intrapartum predictors for hiatal overdistension.

References

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Levator trauma is associated with pelvic organ prolapse

HP Dietz · BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 2008 · 503 citations

Biometry of the pubovisceral muscle and levator hiatus by three‐dimensional pelvic floor ultrasound

Hans Peter Dietz, C. Shek, B. Clarke · Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2005 · 497 citations

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 · 453 citations · Full text

Intrapartum risk factors for levator trauma

KL Shek, HP Dietz · BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 2010 · 354 citations

Minimal criteria for the diagnosis of avulsion of the puborectalis muscle by tomographic ultrasound

Hans Peter Dietz, Maria José Bernardo, Adrienne Kirby et al. · International Urogynecology Journal · 2010 · 331 citations

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