Levator ani denervation and reinnervation 6 months after childbirth

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2008.12.044 Byline: Mary M.T. South (a), Sandra S. Stinnett (b), Donald B. Sanders (c), Alison C. Weidner (a) Keywords: Delivery; levator ani; neuromuscular function; pelvic floor; quantitative electromyography Abstract: The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence of levator ani denervation and reinnervation 6 months after the first delivery. Author Affiliation: (a) Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (b) Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (c) Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC Article History: Received 24 June 2008; Revised 1 December 2008; Accepted 22 December 2008 Article Note: (footnote) This study was supported in part by National Institutes of Health Grant HD38661-05 and the Charles Hammond Research Fund., Reprints not available from the authors., Cite this article as: South MMT, Stinnett SS, Sanders DB, et al. Levator ani denervation and reinnervation 6 months after childbirth. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;200:519.e1-519.e7.