Biomechanics of the Female Pelvic Floor
- 1st Edition - March 1, 2016
- Latest edition
- Editors: Lennox Hoyte, Margot Damaser
- Language: English
Biomechanics of the Female Pelvic Floor, Second Edition, is the first book to specifically focus on this key part of women’s health, combining engineering and clinical expertise… Read more
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Description
Description
Biomechanics of the Female Pelvic Floor, Second Edition,
is the first book to specifically focus on this key part of women’s health, combining engineering and clinical expertise. This edited collection will help readers understand the risk factors for pelvic floor dysfunction, the mechanisms of childbirth related injury, and how to design intrapartum preventative strategies, optimal repair techniques, and prostheses.The authors have combined their expertise to create a thorough, comprehensive view of female pelvic floor biomechanics in order to help different disciplines discuss, research, and drive solutions to pressing problems. The book includes a common language for the design, conduct, and reporting of research studies in female PFD, and will be of interest to biomechanical and prosthetic tissue engineers and clinicians interested in female pelvic floor dysfunction, including urologists, urogynecologists, maternal fetal medicine specialists, and physical therapists.
Key features
Key features
- Contains contributions from leading bioengineers and clinicians, and provides a cohesive multidisciplinary view of the field
- Covers causes, risk factors, and optimal treatment for pelvic floor biomechanics
- Combines anatomy, imaging, tissue characteristics, and computational modeling development in relation to pelvic floor biomechanics
Readership
Readership
Biomechanical, prosthetic and tissue engineers interested in the female pelvic floor. Clinicians interested in female pelvic floor dysfunction – Urologists, urogynecologists, ob/gyns, Maternal fetal medicine specialists, physical therapists
Table of contents
Table of contents
Foreword
Charles Lockwood
Preface / Intro
John Delancey
Section 1: Principles of Pelvic Floor Anatomy & Biomechanics
Section editor: Steve Abramowitch
1. History of Biomechanics
Marianna Alperin
2. Pelvic floor Anatomy and Pathology
John Delancey
3. Musculoskeletal PF anatomy
Rhonda Kotarinos
4. Introduction to Classical Mechanics
Steven Abramowitz
5. Biomechanical Characterization of Native Pelvic Floor Organs and Tissues
Steven Abramowitz
6. Biomechanical measurements in animal models
Jun Liao
7. Biomechanics of pelvic floor prosthetic materials
Pam Moalli
Section 2: Influencers of Pelvic Floor Biomechanics
Section editor: Marianna Alperin
8. Biochemistry and Ultrastructure of pelvic floor tissues and organs
Keith Downing
9. Impact of Genetics on pelvic floor biomechanics
Maria Augusta Bortolini
10. Impact of Pregnancy/Childbirth on pelvic floor biomechanics
Marianna Alperin
11. Biomechanical environment of the pelvic floor
Stephanie Madill
12. Effect of Physical activity on the pelvic floor
Gerald Timm
Section 3: Imaging & Segmentation of Pelvic Floor
Section editor: Lennox Hoyte
13. Ultrasound Imaging of the pelvic floor
Chris Constantinou
14. MRI imaging of PF
Julia R. Fielding
15. Geometric representation of PF tissues
Lennox Hoyte
16. Image segmentation of pelvic floor (including super-resolution imaging methods)
Simon Warfield
17. Biomechanical Characterization of the Pelvic Floor using Tactile Imaging
Vladimir Egorov
Section 4: Biomechanical Modeling and Simulation of Pelvic Floor
Section editor: James Ashton-Miller
18. Computational Tools for Pelvic Floor Biomechanical analysis
Dan Simkins
19. Applications of pelvic floor Modeling and Simulation
Jenny Kruger
20. Building PF Simulations
Lennox Hoyte
21. Simulations of Female Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
James Ashton-Miller
22. Biomechanical Childbirth Simulations
Renato Natal Jorge
Section 5: Conclusions
Section editors: Lennox Hoyte and Margot Damaser
23. PF biomechanics - What have we learned, what can we learn?
John Delancey
24. Future work/directions
James Ashton-Miller, Margot S. Damaser, Steven Abramowitz, John Delancey, Lennox Hoyte, Chris Constantinou, Pam Moalli and Marianna Alperin
Review quotes
Review quotes
"The engineering concepts are clearly presented and the clinical applications are wide ranging and relevant. Overall, this would be a helpful addition for any female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery group or pelvic floor biomechanical research group. Score: 82 - 3 Stars."—Doody's
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: March 23, 2016
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
LH
Lennox Hoyte
Director, Urogynecology and Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, USF College of Medicine
Medical Director, Urogynecology and Robotic Surgery, Tampa General Hospital
Chief Medical Information Officer , USF Physicians Group
Dr. Hoyte is a fellowship trained specialist in Urogynecology and Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS). Dr. Hoyte specializes in advanced robotic surgery to correct vaginal prolapse, and is one of the leading robotic prolapse surgeons in the world. He has trained over 50 surgeons in the use of the Da Vinci robotic surgical system. In addition to speaking engagements, he has written two books on the subject - “prolapse repair”, and “robotic hysterectomy”, designed specifically to educate women about treatment options for prolapse.
MD
Margot Damaser
Dr. Damaser maintains a Urological Biomechanics Laboratory where they investigate the causes of, and treatments for, female pelvic floor disorders. She received her undergraduate degree in bioengineering sciences from Harvard University, and her doctorate in bioengineering from the University of California at Berkeley. She was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2000, and the Rehabilitation Research Career Scientist Award, Department of Veterans Affairs in 2004. She is also a consultant for Astellas Scientific and Medical Affairs, Inc.