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State of the Art Pelvic Floor Anatomy

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We frequently associate pelvic floor injury with parity, ageing, hysterectomy, and chronic straining. Exactly what structures are injured remains the focus of intense research. Therefore, basic understanding of pelvic floor anatomy is essential to effective communication between pelvic floor specialists. The goal of the current chapter is to lay a firm anatomic foundation for interpreting different imaging modalities by emphasizing pelvic floor innervations, morphology of the levator ani muscle by origin-insertion pairs, and fascial and muscular support of the anterior and posterior compartments.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Pelvic Floor Research Group, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    John O. L. DeLancey MD

  2. Section of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

    S. Abbas Shobeiri MD

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  1. Pelvic Floor Unit and Colorectal Service 1st Department of General Surgery, Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy

    Giulio Aniello Santoro (Head) (Head)

  2. Department of Pediatric Radiology Children’s Teaching Hospital, Skubiszewski Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland

    Andrzej Paweł Wieczorek

  3. Diagnostic Imaging, Princess Grace Hospital, London, UK

    Clive I. Bartram

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DeLancey, J.O.L., Shobeiri, S.A. (2010). State of the Art Pelvic Floor Anatomy. In: Santoro, G.A., Wieczorek, A.P., Bartram, C.I. (eds) Pelvic Floor Disorders. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1542-5_1

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