Adding Insult to Injury: Levator Ani Avulsion in Women With Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries. Issue 11 (November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Heliker, Bhumy Davé; Kenton, Kimberly; Leader-Cramer, Alix; Brown, Oluwateniola; Bochenska, Katarzyna; Geynisman-Tan, Julia; Mueller, Margaret; Lewicky-Gaupp, Christina
• Is Part Of: Obstetrical & gynecological survey. Volume 76:Issue 11(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-11
• Subjects: Obstetrics -- Periodicals; Gynecology -- Periodicals; Generative organs, Female -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 618
• DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000800208.09286.d7
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0029-7828

Abstract

Abstract : (Abstracted from Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2021;27:462–467) Obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS) and levator ani avulsion (LA) are 2 of the more widely studied neuromuscular birth injuries. Although they may occur together, sometimes they do not.