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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 21.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2016 Nov 18;41:20–27. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2016.11.003

Figure 1.

Figure 1

(a) front view of the pelvic floor muscles and pelvic bone, (b) anterolateral view of the pelvic floor organs and muscles and (c) mid-sagittal view of the complete pelvic model. The velocity boundary conditions are assigned to entire bottom surface and the control point of the rigid bone (represented by the left red spot). The two reference points along the urethra were used to define the urethral excursion angle. Abbreviation used in this figure: ICM–Iliococcygeus muscle, PCM–pubococcygeus muscle, PRM–puborectalis muscle and PM–perineal membrane.