Tearing of Vaginal Tissue under Biaxial Loading: Implications for Women's Health
Around 80% of women experience vaginal tears during labor when the diameter of the vagina must increase from ~2.5 cm to ~9.5 cm to allow the passage of a full-term baby. Vaginal tears vary from superficial cuts of the mucosal lining to tears propagating through the entire vaginal wall and into the s...
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Virginia Tech
2021
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/107008 |