@inproceedings{JabbariBhattaraiAndingetal.2017,
  author    = {Jabbari, Medisa and Bhattarai, Aroj and Anding, Ralf and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Biomechanical simulation of different prosthetic meshes for repairing uterine/vaginal vault prolapse},
  series = {2nd YRA MedTech Symposium 2017 : June 8th - 9th / 2017 / Hochschule Ruhr-West},
  booktitle = {2nd YRA MedTech Symposium 2017 : June 8th - 9th / 2017 / Hochschule Ruhr-West},
  editor    = {Erni, Daniel and Fischerauer, Alice and Himmel, J{\"o}rg and Seeger, Thomas and Thelen, Klaus},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Duisburg-Essen},
  address   = {Duisburg},
  organization    = {MedTech Symposium},
  isbn      = {978-3-9814801-9-1},
  doi       = {10.17185/duepublico/43984},
  pages     = {118 -- 119},
  year      = {2017},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{BhattaraiStaat2016,
  author    = {Bhattarai, Aroj and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Female pelvic floor dysfunction: progress weakening of the support system},
  series = {1st YRA MedTech Symposium 2016 : April 8th / 2016 / University of Duisburg-Essen},
  booktitle = {1st YRA MedTech Symposium 2016 : April 8th / 2016 / University of Duisburg-Essen},
  editor    = {Erni, Daniel},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Duisburg-Essen},
  address   = {Duisburg},
  organization    = {MedTech Symposium},
  doi       = {10.17185/duepublico/40821},
  pages     = {11 -- 12},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {The structure of the female pelvic floor (PF) is an inter-related system of bony pelvis,muscles, pelvic organs, fascias, ligaments, and nerves with multiple functions. Mechanically, thepelvic organ support system are of two types: (I) supporting system of the levator ani (LA) muscle,and (II) the suspension system of the endopelvic fascia condensation [1], [2]. Significantdenervation injury to the pelvic musculature, depolimerization of the collagen fibrils of the softvaginal hammock, cervical ring and ligaments during pregnancy and vaginal delivery weakens thenormal functions of the pelvic floor. Pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence, sexual dysfunction aresome of the dysfunctions which increases progressively with age and menopause due toweakened support system according to the Integral theory [3]. An improved 3D finite elementmodel of the female pelvic floor as shown in Fig. 1 is constructed that: (I) considers the realisticsupport of the organs to the pelvic side walls, (II) employs the improvement of our previous FEmodel [4], [5] along with the patient based geometries, (III) incorporates the realistic anatomy andboundary conditions of the endopelvic (pubocervical and rectovaginal) fascia, and (IV) considersvarying stiffness of the endopelvic fascia in the craniocaudal direction [3]. Several computationsare carried out on the presented computational model with healthy and damaged supportingtissues, and comparisons are made to understand the physiopathology of the female PF disorders.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{BhattaraiStaat2018,
  author    = {Bhattarai, Aroj and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Pectopexy to repair vaginal vault prolapse: a finite element approach},
  series = {Proceedings CMBBE 2018},
  booktitle = {Proceedings CMBBE 2018},
  editor    = {Fernandes, P.R. and Tavares, J. M.},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {The vaginal prolapse after hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) is often associated with the prolapse of the vaginal vault, rectum, bladder, urethra or small bowel. Minimally invasive surgery such as laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy and pectopexy are widely performed for the treatment of the vaginal prolapse with weakly supported vaginal vault after hysterectomy using prosthetic mesh implants to support (or strengthen) lax apical ligaments. Implants of different shape, size and polymers are selected depending on the patient's anatomy and the surgeon's preference. In this computational study on pectopexy, DynaMesh®-PRP soft, GYNECARE GYNEMESH® PS Nonabsorbable PROLENE® soft and Ultrapro® are tested in a 3D finite element model of the female pelvic floor. The mesh model is implanted into the extraperitoneal space and sutured to the vaginal stump with a bilateral fixation to the iliopectineal ligament at both sides. Numerical simulations are conducted at rest, after surgery and during Valsalva maneuver with weakened tissues modeled by reduced tissue stiffness. Tissues and prosthetic meshes are modeled as incompressible, isotropic hyperelastic materials. The positions of the organs are calculated with respect to the pubococcygeal line (PCL) for female pelvic floor at rest, after repair and during Valsalva maneuver using the three meshes.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{BhattaraiFrotscherStaat2015,
  author    = {Bhattarai, Aroj and Frotscher, Ralf and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Biomechanical study of the female pelvic floor dysfunction using the finite element method},
  series = {Conference proceedings of the YIC GACM 2015 : 3rd ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference and 6th GACM Colloquium on Computational Mechanics , Aachen , Germany, 20.07.2015 - 23.07.2015 / ed.: Stefanie Elgeti ; Jaan-Willem Simon},
  booktitle = {Conference proceedings of the YIC GACM 2015 : 3rd ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference and 6th GACM Colloquium on Computational Mechanics , Aachen , Germany, 20.07.2015 - 23.07.2015 / ed.: Stefanie Elgeti ; Jaan-Willem Simon},
  publisher = {RWTH Aachen University},
  address   = {Aachen},
  organization    = {ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference <3, 2015, Aachen>},
  pages     = {1 -- 4},
  year      = {2015},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{BhattaraiFrotscherStaat2016,
  author    = {Bhattarai, Aroj and Frotscher, Ralf and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Significance of fibre geometry on passive-active response of pelvic muscles to evaluate pelvic dysfunction},
  series = {BioMedWomen: Proceedings of the international conference on clinical and bioengineering for women's health},
  booktitle = {BioMedWomen: Proceedings of the international conference on clinical and bioengineering for women's health},
  editor    = {Natal Jorge, Renato},
  publisher = {CRC Press},
  address   = {Boca Raton},
  isbn      = {978-1-138-02910-1},
  pages     = {185 -- 188},
  year      = {2016},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{BhattaraiFrotscherSoraetal.2014,
  author    = {Bhattarai, Aroj and Frotscher, Ralf and Sora, M.-C. and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {A 3D finite element model of the female pelvic floor for the reconstruction of urinary incontinence},
  series = {11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI) ; 5th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM V) ; 6th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD VI) ; July 20-25, 2014, Barcelona},
  booktitle = {11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI) ; 5th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM V) ; 6th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD VI) ; July 20-25, 2014, Barcelona},
  editor    = {Onate, E.},
  organization    = {World Congress on Computational Mechanics <11, 2014, Barcelona>},
  pages     = {1 -- 12},
  year      = {2014},
  language  = {en}
}