What is known about changes in pelvic floor muscle strength and tone in women during the childbirth pathway? A scoping review.

Introduction: This scoping review aims to comprehensively explore the existing research on the changes in pelvic floor function that occur throughout the childbirth pathway (antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal period). Furthermore, it seeks to identify new opportunities and directions for future research in this field. In particular, this review focuses on investigating pelvic floor muscle strength and tone in women during the childbirth pathway.

Pelvic Tilt in Adults With Cerebral Palsy and Its Relationship With Prior Hamstrings Lengthening.

Background: Current studies assessing the change in pelvic tilt for ambulatory patients with cerebral palsy (CP) after surgical hamstring lengthening (SHL) lack a comparison cohort without prior SHL and are limited to younger patients. This study presents gait data of middle-aged adults with CP, primarily focusing on the pelvis, and compares pelvic tilt, trunk tilt, and knee flexion between those with and without prior SHL.

Materials And Methods: A consecutive series of 54 adults with CP, a mean age of 36±13 years, and Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I-III were included.

Flatfoot Reconstruction for Painful Pediatric Idiopathic Flexible Flatfoot: Prospective Study Demonstrates Improved Alignment, Function, and Patient-reported Outcomes.

Background: This prospective study was undertaken to report outcomes following reconstructive surgery for patients with painful pediatric idiopathic flexible flatfoot.

Methods: Twenty-five patients with pediatric idiopathic flexible flatfoot were evaluated pre- and post flatfoot reconstruction with lateral column lengthening (LCL). All patients had lengthening of the Achilles or gastrocnemius, while 13 patients had medial side soft tissue (MSST) procedures, 7 underwent medial cuneiform plantarflexion osteotomy (MCPO), and 5 had medializing calcaneal osteotomy.

Benchmarking Oxford Nanopore read alignment-based insertion and deletion detection in crop plant genomes.

Structural variations (SVs) are larger polymorphisms (> 50 bp in length), which consist of insertions, deletions, inversions, duplications, and translocations. They can have a strong impact on agronomical traits and play an important role in environmental adaptation. The development of long-read sequencing technologies, including Oxford Nanopore, allows for comprehensive SV discovery and characterization even in complex polyploid crop genomes.

Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Pregnancy Mobility Index for the Italian Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction: Pregnancy is a specific condition that modifies the mobility of women. In this population, it seems important to use specific tools to properly assess them. The Pregnancy Mobility Index (PMI) was created in 2006 with the aim of assessing mobility in pregnant women.