The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . Fig. 1177.—^Breech Extraction. Sling Applied to the Anterior and the Blunt Hook to the Posterior Groin. and with two fingers encircling the upper third of the leg gently flex the samedownward. The leg and the foot are thus easily reached and brought down. Thisprocedure is better than that of introducing the hand deep into the uterus toreach the feet near the fundus. 2. Digital Traction.—If a foot is not or cannot be brought down, a fingerpassed through the anterior groin may serve for applying traction
The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . Fig. 1177.—^Breech Extraction. Sling Applied to the Anterior and the Blunt Hook to the Posterior Groin. and with two fingers encircling the upper third of the leg gently flex the samedownward. The leg and the foot are thus easily reached and brought down. Thisprocedure is better than that of introducing the hand deep into the uterus toreach the feet near the fundus. 2. Digital Traction.—If a foot is not or cannot be brought down, a fingerpassed through the anterior groin may serve for applying traction. As soon asthis, aided by pressure upon the fundus, has brought the posterior groin withinreach, two fingers of the other hand in this groin can be used to assist. Variousmodifications of digital traction are advised by different operators. Some applypressure in the posterior groin by an index-finger in the mothers rectum whilethe corresponding finger of the other hand is employed in the anterior exert traction by the whole hand in the vagina with the thumb oyerone ilia
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