Figure 3.
“Boat in dry dock” conception of pelvic floor disorders. As shown in panels (A–D), the boat represents the pelvic floor organ, its berthing represents the pelvic ligaments and fascia, and the water represents the pelvic floor musculature. (A) Normal pelvic floor tissues and (B–D) evolution of pelvic organs after progressive damage to the pelvic floor support tissue.