IN VIVO TENSION SUSTAINED BY FASCIAL SLING IN PUBOVAGINAL SLING SURGERY FOR FEMALE STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE

In the horizontal and mild tilting positions during an increase in intra-abdominal pressure, the fascial sling only sustains minor tension, which is far less than the maximal load needed to break fascial strips. The excellent elasticity of the fascia may dissipate the straining force and partly explains the measured small sustained tension.