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The impact of pelvic floor contraction on urethral mobility and urogenital hiatus size in pelvic floor ultrasound Cover

The impact of pelvic floor contraction on urethral mobility and urogenital hiatus size in pelvic floor ultrasound

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|Feb 2025

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Fig. 1.

PFS-TV – measurement of urethral mobility parameters at rest and on PFMC. A. At rest. B. On PFMC. 1 – horizontal axis; 2 –H; 3 –D
PFS-TV – measurement of urethral mobility parameters at rest and on PFMC. A. At rest. B. On PFMC. 1 – horizontal axis; 2 –H; 3 –D

Fig. 2.

Bland-Altman plot for parameters ΔH, ΔD and vector – PFS TV vs. PFU-TA: A. ΔH. B. ΔD. C. Vector
Bland-Altman plot for parameters ΔH, ΔD and vector – PFS TV vs. PFU-TA: A. ΔH. B. ΔD. C. Vector

Pearson correlation coefficients between muscle contraction by Modified Oxford Scale and urethral mobility parameters and urogenital hiatus size

ParameterPearson correlation coefficients (r)p-value
ΔH TV0.45<0.00001
ΔD TV−0.55<0.00001
Wektor TV0.54<0.00001
ΔH TA0.34<0.00001
ΔD TA−0.33<0.00001
Wektor TA0.36<0.00001
A0.060.325
C0.090.140
L0.120.051
T0.080.190

Oxford Scale(8)

GradePelvic floor contraction
0No contraction
1Minor muscle ‘flicker’
2Minor muscle contraction
3Moderate muscle contraction
4Good muscle contraction
5Strong muscle contraction
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2025.0005 | Journal eISSN: 2451-070X | Journal ISSN: 2084-8404
Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 6, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 3, 2024
Published on: Feb 19, 2025
Published by: MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Marta Dobek-Brylińska, Edyta Wlaźlak, Wiktor Wlaźlak, Jan Krakowiak, Andrzej Wróbel, Grzegorz Surkont, published by MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
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