Postpartum diastasis of the pubic symphysis: case report and literature review
Postpartum diastasis of the pubic symphysis has the incidence from 1 in 300 to 1 in 30,000 deliveries. Under the action of progesterone and relaxin, a 1 cm widening of pubic symphysis is considered to be physiological and necessary for normal delivery. However, any higher widening is always patholog...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Vilnius University Press
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Lietuvos Chirurgija |
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| Online Access: | http://www.journals.vu.lt/lietuvos-chirurgija/article/view/8249 |