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Pelvic Floor Anatomy as It Relates to the Design and Development of Vaginal Mesh Kits

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Pelvic floor architectural defects are related to parity, aging, hysterectomy, and chronic straining. The muscles and the supportive connective tissue can be torn, stretched, or denervated. Basic understanding of pelvic floor anatomy is essential to understanding why the use of vaginal mesh kits was seen as a plausible surgical solution. The goal of the current chapter is to use the suspension bridge analogy and simple representative drawings to communicate to readers the complex pelvic floor anatomy and function and the rationale behind mesh usage.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Subspecialties, Inova Women’s Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University, Falls Church, VA, USA

    Jonia Alshiek

  2. Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Jonia Alshiek

  3. INOVA Health System, Falls Church, VA, USA

    S. Abbas Shobeiri

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Alshiek, J., Shobeiri, S.A. (2019). Pelvic Floor Anatomy as It Relates to the Design and Development of Vaginal Mesh Kits. In: Shobeiri, S. (eds) The Innovation and Evolution of Medical Devices. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97073-8_7

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