A manual of obstetrics . eriorly or posteriorly. Diagnosis.—The diag-nostic points of these positions of a brow presentation areas follows : (i) The brow anterior and to the left, leftfronto-anterior ; symbol, L. F. A. (Fig. 106). Vaginal examinationreveals the brow directed anteriorly toward the left acetabu-lum; above may be felt the large fontanel with the frontalsuture running downward and backward in the plane ofthe right oblique pelvic diameter; posteriorly may be feltthe supraorbital ridges and the depressions of the chin lies far up to the rear, beyond reach, and directedtowar
A manual of obstetrics . eriorly or posteriorly. Diagnosis.—The diag-nostic points of these positions of a brow presentation areas follows : (i) The brow anterior and to the left, leftfronto-anterior ; symbol, L. F. A. (Fig. 106). Vaginal examinationreveals the brow directed anteriorly toward the left acetabu-lum; above may be felt the large fontanel with the frontalsuture running downward and backward in the plane ofthe right oblique pelvic diameter; posteriorly may be feltthe supraorbital ridges and the depressions of the chin lies far up to the rear, beyond reach, and directedtoward the right sacroiliac synchondrosis. Abdominalpalpation reveals the fetal back to the left side, with theextremities above and directed toward the right head is inclined partially backward toward the fetal 432 A MANUAL OF OBSTETRICS. back, hence palpation will reveal a groove between the headand back, closely resembling but not so deep as that foundin a face presentation. The shoulders lie in the left oblique.
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