The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . unless rachitis is also a complication. It is in the secondtype that difficulty is experienced, and it may be as great as in the Naegeleform. II. Luxation of the Head of One Femur (Figs. 885, 886).—If this deformityis congenital or if it take place in early years, the pelvis is somewhat affected,but not, as a rule, to such an extent as to affect labor seriously. The resultingshape of the pelvis will depend upon the direction in which the luxation takesplace. An oblique contraction may be produced by a
The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . unless rachitis is also a complication. It is in the secondtype that difficulty is experienced, and it may be as great as in the Naegeleform. II. Luxation of the Head of One Femur (Figs. 885, 886).—If this deformityis congenital or if it take place in early years, the pelvis is somewhat affected,but not, as a rule, to such an extent as to affect labor seriously. The resultingshape of the pelvis will depend upon the direction in which the luxation takesplace. An oblique contraction may be produced by a one-sided dislocation. III. Luxation of the Heads of Both Femora (Figs. 887,888, 889, 890).—Thegeneral statements made in the last paragraph will also apply to this case. If MATERNAL DYSTOCIA FROM OBSTRUCTED LABOR, 651 both thigh-bones are dislocated backward upon the ilia, the sacrum is rotated forward to an extreme degree,and the canal of the pelvis be-comes shallow with a very wideoutlet. The line between thelower border of the symphysisand the inner femoral condyleis Fig. 883.—CoxALGic Pelvis with Adduction ofTHE Diseased Femur (Left Side).
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