A textbook of obstetrics . ; Fi<*. 279.—Skutschs method of measuring the conjugate Fig. 280.—Skutschs method of measuring the transverse diameter of the pe- lvic inlet. 422 THE PATHOLOGY OE LABOR. very variable. The efforts of Skutsch and of others before him,accurately to measure the transverse diameter of the pelvic inletby combined internal and external measurements, have not yetbeen crowned by success. The softness of the tissues exter-nally permits the external knob of the pelvimeter to sink intothe flesh to a varying degree, and the same is true of the struc-tures within th
A textbook of obstetrics . ; Fi<*. 279.—Skutschs method of measuring the conjugate Fig. 280.—Skutschs method of measuring the transverse diameter of the pe- lvic inlet. 422 THE PATHOLOGY OE LABOR. very variable. The efforts of Skutsch and of others before him,accurately to measure the transverse diameter of the pelvic inletby combined internal and external measurements, have not yetbeen crowned by success. The softness of the tissues exter-nally permits the external knob of the pelvimeter to sink intothe flesh to a varying degree, and the same is true of the struc-tures within the pelvis. It is difficult also to keep the pelvimeterin the same straight line when the internal knob is changedfrom one side to the other (Figs. 279 and 280). Moreover, betterresults in practice may be obtained by an estimate formed by avaginal and a combined examination, under anesthesia if neces-sary, of the relative size of the transverse diameter of the pelvicinlet and the anteroposterior diameter of the childs head. Measurement of the oblique diameters of the pelvic inlet isrequired
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