A text-book of practical obstetrics, comprising pregnancy, labor, and the puerpal state, and obstetric surgery . Fig. 2.—Beaudelocques Pelvimeter. Fig. 3.—Martins Pelvimeter. straits, the entrance into the canal receiving the name of su-perior strait, the median portion constituting the middle strait,the exit from the canal the inferior strait. It is the determi-nation of the measurements in various directions of these threeportions which is termed pelvimetry, and the resultants consti-tute the diameters of the pelvis. The diameters of the pelvisare to be obtained both externally and internall
A text-book of practical obstetrics, comprising pregnancy, labor, and the puerpal state, and obstetric surgery . Fig. 2.—Beaudelocques Pelvimeter. Fig. 3.—Martins Pelvimeter. straits, the entrance into the canal receiving the name of su-perior strait, the median portion constituting the middle strait,the exit from the canal the inferior strait. It is the determi-nation of the measurements in various directions of these threeportions which is termed pelvimetry, and the resultants consti-tute the diameters of the pelvis. The diameters of the pelvisare to be obtained both externally and internally, and the formerstand in a certain relation to the latter. OBSTETRIC DYSTOCIA AND ITS DETERMINATION. 11 Instruments tor the Determination of the Pelvic Diameters. The best-known pelvimeter is that devised by Beaude-locque. In view of the fact, however, that the instrumentshould be portable, the Martin pelvimeter will be found prefer-able. It should ever be remembered that the pelvimeter is as
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