Musculoskeletal sequelae in patients with obstetric fistula – a case–control study
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Musculoskeletal sequelae in patients with obstetric fistula – a case–control study
BACKGROUND Obstetric fistula is essentially a result of pelvic injury caused by prolonged obstructed labour. Foot drop and walking difficulties in some of these women signify that the injury may extend beyond the loss of tissue that led to the fistula. However, these aspects of the pelvic injury are scarcely addressed in the literature. Here we specifically aimed at assessing musculoskeletal fu...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Women's Health
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1472-6874
DOI: 10.1186/s12905-014-0136-3