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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomech. 2009 May 29;42(10):1371–1377. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.04.043

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Left, three-quarter, view of a mid-sagittal section of the 3D finite element model. Panel A: All support elements (levator ani muscle, cardinal uterosacral ligament, paravaginal support) have normal material properties. Panel B: The levator ani muscle was set to have a 60% reduction in its properties, and a 50% reduction in cardinal and uterosacral ligament and paravaginal support properties. LA denotes levator ani muscle, CL: cardinal ligament, AVW: arterial vaginal wall, PC: posterior compartment, and US: uterosacral ligament