Treatise on gynæcology : medical and surgical . posterior vaginal wall is thus yo CLINICAL AND OPERATIVE GYNAECOLOGY. superior to the anterior and the uterus sinks downward and forward. For ocular examination this position is unrivalled and for many in-strumental and operative procedures on the va-gina and cervix almost indispensable. Whilea hard table, covered with a blanket or lightlyupholstered, is undoubtedly the best couch forthis position, and the examination is facilitatedby giving the table a lateral and downward in-clination toward the lower side and head of thepatient, a tolerably sa
Treatise on gynæcology : medical and surgical . posterior vaginal wall is thus yo CLINICAL AND OPERATIVE GYNAECOLOGY. superior to the anterior and the uterus sinks downward and forward. For ocular examination this position is unrivalled and for many in-strumental and operative procedures on the va-gina and cervix almost indispensable. Whilea hard table, covered with a blanket or lightlyupholstered, is undoubtedly the best couch forthis position, and the examination is facilitatedby giving the table a lateral and downward in-clination toward the lower side and head of thepatient, a tolerably satisfactory examinationmay be made on a firm, level sofa or bed, whichdoes not allow the hip to sink into the level ofthe vulva. The table should be so placed thatthe light falls directly upon the vulva over theright shoulder of the operator; the table will,therefore, occupy a diagonal position before ]3. Genu-Pectoral or Knee-chest Position.—In this position the body rests on the upper chest and knees, the pelvis being the highest. Fig. 65.—Robbs Leg-holder.
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