TY - JOUR AU - Van Kerrebroeck, Philip AB - Pelvic Care Center ‘Prinsengracht’, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, Holland 2 University of Indiana/Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana 3 University Hospital Maastricht, Department of Urology, Maastricht, Holland 4 Norwegian University of Sport & Physical Education, Olleval Stadion, Oslo, Norway 5 Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada 6 National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom 7 The Culgaith Clinic, Pea Top Grange, Culgaith, Penrith, United Kingdom 8 Division of Urology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore 9 Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Holland 10 Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Holland 11 Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, Rochester 12 Division of Urogynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan 13 Chus-Hotel Dieu 580, rue Bowen Sud, Sherbrooke, Canada 14 University Hospital Maastricht, Department of Urology, Maastricht, Holland Key words: classi¢cation; dysfunction; function; pelvic £oor muscles; standardization of terminology STANDARDIZATION This report presents a standardization of terminology of pelvic £oor muscle function and dysfunction. No earlier documents contained de¢nitions on this terminology. These de¢nitions are descriptive and do not imply underlying assumptions that may later prove to be incorrect or incomplete. By following this principle, the International Continence Society aims to facilitate comparison of results and enable e¡ective communication by investigators performing pelvic £oor muscle studies. TI - Standardization of terminology of pelvic floor muscle function and dysfunction: Report from the pelvic floor clinical assessment group of the International Continence Society JF - Neurourology and Urodynamics DO - 10.1002/nau.20144 DA - 2005-01-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/standardization-of-terminology-of-pelvic-floor-muscle-function-and-74mpBOdomd SP - 374 EP - 380 VL - 24 IS - 4 DP - DeepDyve ER -