+ Author Affiliations 1 Danish Pain Research Center, Aarhus University Hospital, Noerrebrogade 44, Bldg. 1A, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark 2 Department of Obstretrics and Gynaecology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Brendstrupgaardsvej 100, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark 3 Department of Anaesthesiology , Aarhus University Hospital, Noerrebrogade 44, Bldg. 1A, DK-8000 Aarhus C , Denmark 4 Section for Surgical Pathophysiology , Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen , Denmark ↵ * Corresponding author. E-mail: birgitte.brandsborg@ki.au.dk Accepted April 18, 2011. Next Section Abstract Background The incidence of chronic pain after hysterectomy is reported to be up to 30%, but the relative role of different pathogenic factors has not been defined. This study aimed to assess the predictive value of preoperative abdominal and vaginal mechanosensitivity for the subsequent development of acute and chronic pain after hysterectomy. Methods Ninety women undergoing hyster