"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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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pelvic Floor" by people in Profiles.
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Training women's pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy and postpartum at primary health centers: a best practice implementation project. JBI Evid Implement. 2021 Jul 01; 19(3):245-256.
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Impact of innovative pelvic floor muscle training on quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) in women with stress urinary incontinence treated by duloxetine. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2021 Sep; 264:25-30.
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Extensive impact of COVID-19 pandemic on pelvic floor dysfunctions care: A nationwide interdisciplinary survey. Neurourol Urodyn. 2021 02; 40(2):695-704.
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Taking care of continence patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Br J Nurs. 2020 Dec 10; 29(22):1318-1324.
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Reorganization of the functional gastrointestinal disorders unit during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak - Practical Recommendations. Dig Liver Dis. 2020 10; 52(10):1097-1098.
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Pearls to Pivoting a Multidisciplinary Prostate Cancer Survivorship Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Eur Urol Oncol. 2020 08; 3(4):397-399.
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Post-partum pelvic floor dysfunction assessed on 3D rotational ultrasound: a prospective study on women with first- and second-degree perineal tears and episiotomy. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 Feb; 34(3):445-455.
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A computer-based simulation of childbirth using the partial Dirichlet-Neumann contact method with total Lagrangian explicit dynamics on the GPU. Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2019 Jun; 18(3):681-700.
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Altemeier's procedure for complete rectal prolapse; outcome and function in 43 consecutive female patients. BMC Surg. 2019 Jan 03; 19(1):1.
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Musculoskeletal Considerations in Female Patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain. Semin Reprod Med. 2018 Mar; 36(2):107-115.