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Fifty-nine patients were interviewed using the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory and Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire and underwent physical examination using POP-Q several years after SLF. Primary outcome was the comparison of anatomic results of SLF at medium-term (group 1: 1\u20135\u00a0years after surgery) and long-term (group 2: more than 5\u00a0years after surgery). The secondary outcome was QoL evaluation.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The overall recurrence and complication rates were respectively 22% and 10%, with no significant differences between groups 1 and 2. The recurrence rate was similar in both groups [twelve (35%) in group 1 and nine (20%) in group 2, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.09]. Two patients (12%) in the recurrence and none in the no recurrence group had clinical symptoms (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.08). Two patients (12%) in the recurrence and one patient (2%) in the no-recurrence group had a significant impact on their quality of life (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.12).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This study showed sustainable anatomic and functional results of SLF in medium and long-term analysis with overall low morbidity.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12905-021-01195-7","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,13]],"date-time":"2021-02-13T14:01:16Z","timestamp":1613224876000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Sacrospinous ligament fixation: medium and long-term anatomical results, functional and quality of life results"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9674-5925","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Angeline","family":"Favre-Inhofer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marie","family":"Carbonnel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rouba","family":"Murtada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aur\u00e9lie","family":"Revaux","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jennifer","family":"Asmar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jean-Marc","family":"Ayoubi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,12]]},"reference":[{"issue":"13","key":"1195_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"907","DOI":"10.1016\/j.purol.2009.09.011","volume":"19","author":"R Lousquy","year":"2009","unstructured":"Lousquy R, Costa P, Delmas V, Haab F. 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