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To investigate the role of this weakness in the aetiology of idiopathic faecal incontinence (IFI), measurements of perineal position, puborectalis mean fibre density (MFD), anal canal pressures, rectal sensation, capacity, and compliance were made in continent (DPS alone, n = 20) and incontinent (DPS + I, n = 19) patients with DPS, and a group of age and sex matched control subjects (n = 20). Perineal descent on straining was greater in DPS alone than in DPS + I. Puborectalis MFD was raised by similar degree in both DPS groups compared with the control subjects, and external anal sphincter function, assessed as voluntary squeeze pressure, was impaired by similar degree in DPS + I and DPS alone compared with the control subjects. Maximal basal anal canal pressure and rectal compliance were significantly reduced in DPS + I compared with DPS alone and the control subjects. 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