. An American text-book of obstetrics. For practitioners and students. 5,6. Minor gradesof osteomalacic pelves. 7. Osteomalacia, showing asymmetrical contraction at outlet. DYSTOCIA. 525 rachitis in childhood is usually of small stature, with short, thick, curvedextremities, a low broad brow, a large square head, a flat nose, a chickenbreast, and enlarged joints. The lumbar lordosis and the rotation of thesacrum produce a sway-back, most noticeable when the woman lies on herback upon a hard surface. When she stands erect the pregnant uterus nearterm falls abnormally forward and downward, on ac


. An American text-book of obstetrics. For practitioners and students. 5,6. Minor gradesof osteomalacic pelves. 7. Osteomalacia, showing asymmetrical contraction at outlet. DYSTOCIA. 525 rachitis in childhood is usually of small stature, with short, thick, curvedextremities, a low broad brow, a large square head, a flat nose, a chickenbreast, and enlarged joints. The lumbar lordosis and the rotation of thesacrum produce a sway-back, most noticeable when the woman lies on herback upon a hard surface. When she stands erect the pregnant uterus nearterm falls abnormally forward and downward, on account of the short abdo-men and lack of engagement of the presenting part (PI. 32, Fig. 3). The mostcharacteristic facts in her history are that she walked first at three or fouryears of age and was late in getting her teeth. By the pelvimeter thenormal relation between the iliac spines and crests is found disturbed. Thedifference in distances between the former and between the latter is muchreduced. The posterior superior spinous processes are approximated, and the.


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