title: Imaging of musculoskeletal disorders related to pregnancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article provides an overview of the typical appearance of biomechanical and physiologic changes in pregnancy and an update on related pathophysiology. Conditions occurring during the childbearing, delivery and postpartum periods will be reported separately.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pregnancy causes biomechanical and physiologic changes that may be responsible for a wide spectrum of musculoskeletal disorders in the mother.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Imaging, CHU de Rennes-Hôpital Sud, Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Maïa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Proisy
authors.forename: Alban
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rouil
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Raoult
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rozel
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guggenbuhl
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: Raphaël
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guillin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology