Continence is one of the main factors that determine the quality of life. 1 Pelvic muscle groups, sphincter function, nervous system, rectal compliance, fecal contents and cognitive functions act towards maintaining continence. 2 Fecal or anal incontinence (AI) may be defined as involuntary leakage of rectal contents or inability to delay defecation until an appropriate time. 1 Incontinence causes social and psychological problems as well as medical and economic effects, adversely affects the quality of life and is generally kept secret by the patients. [3][4][5][6] Although sphincter structure is preserved in non-traumatic situations such as diabetes mellitus and neurological disease, structural loss or weakness in the sphincters usually occurs through traumatic conditions such as anorectal surgeries, obstetric injuries and traumas 2,4,[7][8][9][10][11] Many surgical and non-surgical methods with different success rates may be preferred in treatments for AI. According to the severity of the complaints and the development mechanisms of the disease, AI can be managed conservatively through diet, antidiarrheal medicine and biofeedback. 4 Surgical treatment is usually performed, when the anal sphincter has an anatomical defect or when conservative treatment is not successful. 12,13 The success rates of various surgical techniques range from 25% to 90%. 14,15 There is no consensus on which method is most effective for treating traumatic sphincter injury. 8Sphincteroplasty is the commonly preferred surgical treatment among the surgical options. 14,15 It has the considerable advantage that it does not require any purchase of additional equipment or any cost. 1,4,16,17 However, the results obtained from sphincteroplasty may become impaired over time. The patient's age, cause of the injury, timing of surgery, timing of postoperative assessment and variation in surgical techniques are among the factors that may affect the success of

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