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Article: Suspensory axis is key to pelvic reconstruction.(Gynecology)
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- OB GYN News
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
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ST. LOUIS -- Recognition of the importance of the suspensory axis of the vagina is necessary for a successful pelvic support surgery, according to Carl W. Zimmerman, M.D.
If disruptions of this axis around the pericervical ring are corrected surgically, the mechanical function of suspension can be reestablished, said Dr. Zimmerman, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. He outlined the restoration of the vaginal suspensory axis, what he called the "most important concept in pelvic reconstructive surgery," at the 14th International Pelvic Reconstructive and Vaginal Surgery Conference.
The vaginal suspensory axis ...