. An American text-book of obstetrics. For practitioners and students. s brought to the edge of thetable or bed on which she lies, so thatthe buttocks project well over it. Theexaminer cleanses his left hand andanoints the first two fingers with anunguent; he then inserts these fingers,held stiffly extended, inward and up-ward till the tip of the second fingerfinds and rests upon the promotoryof the sacrum. Care must be exer-cised not to take the last lumbar forthe first sacral vertebra or vice versd,nor the second for the first sacralvertebra — mistakes easily made incases of so-called double
. An American text-book of obstetrics. For practitioners and students. s brought to the edge of thetable or bed on which she lies, so thatthe buttocks project well over it. Theexaminer cleanses his left hand andanoints the first two fingers with anunguent; he then inserts these fingers,held stiffly extended, inward and up-ward till the tip of the second fingerfinds and rests upon the promotoryof the sacrum. Care must be exer-cised not to take the last lumbar forthe first sacral vertebra or vice versd,nor the second for the first sacralvertebra — mistakes easily made incases of so-called double promon-tory. With the tip of the secondfinger resting firmly in place uponthe middle line of the promontory theradial side of the hand is elevateduntil upon it is plainly felt the im-press of the arcuate ligament under the lower edge of the symphysis. Witha finger-nail of the other hand a mark is made upon this point of the examin-ing hand, which is then withdrawn(Fig. 300). The distance betweenthis mark and the tip of the middlefinger held extended is taken by a. 300.—Measuring the diagdiameter. nal conjugate
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