Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8752499 American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2018 29 Pages PDF
Abstract
Delivery-related strains lead to acute sarcomere elongation, a well-established cause of mechanical injury in skeletal muscles. Sarcomere hyperelongation resultant from mechanical strains is attenuated by pregnancy-induced adaptations acquired by the pelvic floor muscles prior to parturition.
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