"Pelvic Floor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Soft tissue formed mainly by the pelvic diaphragm, which is composed of the two levator ani and two coccygeus muscles. The pelvic diaphragm lies just below the pelvic aperture (outlet) and separates the pelvic cavity from the PERINEUM. It extends between the PUBIC BONE anteriorly and the COCCYX posteriorly.
| Descriptor ID |
D017773
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.923.600.600 A02.633.567.050.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Pelvic Floor- Pelvic Floor
- Floor, Pelvic
- Pelvic Diaphragm
- Diaphragm, Pelvic
- Diaphragms, Pelvic
- Pelvic Diaphragms
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pelvic Floor" by people in Profiles.
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Hesham H, Orejuela F, Rood KM, Turrentine M, Casey B, Khandelwal M, Dajao R, Azad S, Rosen T, Hoffman MK, Wang EY, Hart L, Sheen JJ, Grisales T, Gibson KS, Torbenson V, Williams SF, Evantash E, Dietz HP, Wapner RJ. Effect of an Intrapartum Pelvic Dilator Device on Levator Ani Muscle Avulsion During Primiparous Vaginal Delivery: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Int Urogynecol J. 2024 09; 35(9):1839-1849.
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Goh J, Romanzi L, Elneil S, Haylen B, Chen G, Ghoniem G, Ijaiya M, Kwon S, Lee J, Mourad S, Ramanah R, Regmi M, Mohsin Rivzi R, Rogers R, Sharp J, Sung V. An International Continence Society (ICS) report on the terminology for female pelvic floor fistulas. Neurourol Urodyn. 2020 11; 39(8):2040-2071.
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Wasenda EJ, Kamisan Atan I, Subramaniam N, Dietz HP. Pelvic organ prolapse: does hormone therapy use matter? Menopause. 2017 Oct; 24(10):1185-1189.
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Williams KS, Rosen L, Pilkinton ML, Dhariwal L, Winkler HA. Putting POP-Q to the test: does C?-?D?=?cervical length? Int Urogynecol J. 2018 Jun; 29(6):881-885.
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Clinton SC, George SE, Mehnert M, Fitzgerald CM, Chimes GP. Pelvic floor pain: physical therapy versus injections. PM R. 2011 Aug; 3(8):762-70.
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Glazer HI, Romanzi L, Polaneczky M. Pelvic floor muscle surface electromyography. Reliability and clinical predictive validity. J Reprod Med. 1999 Sep; 44(9):779-82.
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Karasick S, Spettell CM. Defecography: does parity play a role in the development of rectal prolapse? Eur Radiol. 1999; 9(3):450-3.
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Karasick S, Spettell CM. The role of parity and hysterectomy on the development of pelvic floor abnormalities revealed by defecography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1997 Dec; 169(6):1555-8.
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Fried GW, Goetz G, Potts-Nulty S, Cioschi HM, Staas WE. A behavioral approach to the treatment of urinary incontinence in a disabled population. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1995 Dec; 76(12):1120-4.