Biomechanics of the Female Pelvic Floor

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-12-803228-2
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 468 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1110 g

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.

Zielgruppe

<p>Biomechanical, prosthetic & tissue engineers interested in the female pelvic floor.</p> <p>Clinicians interested in female pelvic floor dysfunction - Urologists, urogynecologists, ob/gyn, Maternal fetal medicine specialists, physical therapists. </p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Damaser, Margot

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Gynäkologie, Geburtshilfe
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Biomechanik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section 1: Principles of Pelvic Floor Anatomy & Biomechanics 1. History of Biomechanics 2. Pelvic floor Anatomy and Pathology 3. Musculoskeletal PF anatomy 4. Introduction to Classical Mechanics 5. Biomechanical Characterization of Native Pelvic Floor Organs and Tissues 6. Biomechanical measurements in animal models 7. Biomechanics of pelvic floor prosthetic materials Section 2: Influencers of Pelvic Floor Biomechanics 8. Biochemistry and Ultrastructure of pelvic floor tissues and organs 9. Impact of Genetics on pelvic floor biomechanics 10. Impact of Pregnancy/Childbirth on pelvic floor biomechanics 11. Biomechanical environment of the pelvic floor 12. Effect of Physical activity on the pelvic floor Section 3: Imaging and Segmentation of Pelvic Floor 13. Ultrasound Imaging of the pelvic floor 14. MRI imaging of PF 15. Geometric representation of PF tissues 16. Image segmentation of pelvic floor (including super-resolution imaging methods) 17. Biomechanical Characterization of the Pelvic Floor using Tactile Imaging Section 4: Biomechanical Modeling and Simulation of Pelvic Floor 18. Computational Tools for Pelvic Floor Biomechanical analysis 19. Applications of pelvic floor Modeling and Simulation 20. Building PF Simulations 21. Simulations of Female Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 22. Biomechanical Childbirth Simulations Section 5: Conclusions 23. PF biomechanics - What have we learned, what can we learn? 24. Future work/directions

Über Autor(innen)

Damaser, Margot
Cleveland Clinic Department of Biomedical Engineering

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.