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Title
Risk factors for anal sphincter disruption during child birth.
Authors
Samarasekera, D N; Bekhit, M T; Preston, J P; Speakman, C T M
Abstract
The objective of our study was to analyse the risk factors in a cohort of women who suffered anal sphincter disruption (third-degree tear) and compare the results with a similar cohort of women who underwent an uncomplicated vaginal delivery (without a clinically detectable laceration) during the same period.
Publication
Langenbeck's archives of surgery, 2009, Vol 394, Issue 3, p535