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Prospective Study Of An Ultra-Lightweight Polypropylene Y Mesh For Robotic Sacrocolpopexy, Charbel Salamon, Christa Lewis, Jennifer Priestley, Emil Gurshumov, Patrick Culligan
Prospective Study Of An Ultra-Lightweight Polypropylene Y Mesh For Robotic Sacrocolpopexy, Charbel Salamon, Christa Lewis, Jennifer Priestley, Emil Gurshumov, Patrick Culligan
Jennifer L. Priestley
Introduction and hypothesis: To prospectively evaluate the use of a particular polypropylene Y mesh for robotic sacrocolpopexy. Methods: This was a prospective study of 120 patients who underwent robotic sacrocolpopexy. We compared preoperative and 12-month postoperative objective and subjective assessments via the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q), the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory, Short Form 20 (PFDI-20); the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire, Short Form 7 (PFIQ-7); and the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire 12 (PISQ-12). Objective 'anatomical success' was defined as POP-Q stage 0 or 1 at all postoperative intervals. We further defined 'clinical cure' by simultaneously considering POP-Q points …
A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Pelvic Floor Muscle Training To A Pilates Exercise Program For Improving Pelvic Muscle Strength, Patrick Culligan, Janet Scherer, Keisha Dyer, Jennifer Priestley, Geri Guingon-White, Donna Delvecchio, Margi Vangeli
A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Pelvic Floor Muscle Training To A Pilates Exercise Program For Improving Pelvic Muscle Strength, Patrick Culligan, Janet Scherer, Keisha Dyer, Jennifer Priestley, Geri Guingon-White, Donna Delvecchio, Margi Vangeli
Jennifer L. Priestley
Introduction and hypothesis The purpose of this study is to determine whether a Pilates exercise program and a pelvic floor muscle-training (PFMT) program could provide similar improvements in pelvic muscle strength. Methods Sixty-two women with little or no pelvic floor dysfunction were randomized to Pilates or PFMT. Each group had 24 biweekly 1-h sessions with either a physical therapist or Pilates instructor. Strength was measured via perineometry (cmH2O). Two questionnaires-pelvic floor distress inventory (PFDI-20) and pelvic floor impact questionnaire (PFIQ-7)-were also collected. Results At baseline, the Pilates and PFMT groups measured 14.9±12.5 and 12.5±10.4 cmH2O, respectively (p=0.41). Both the Pilates …