"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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| 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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Does Muscle Pain Induce Alterations in the Pelvic Floor Motor Unit Activity Properties in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome? A High-Density sEMG-Based Study. Sensors (Basel). 2024 Nov 21; 24(23).
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Feasibility and safety of antepartum tactile imaging. Int Urogynecol J. 2021 07; 32(7):1785-1791.