The American text-book of obstetrics for practitioners and students . Fig. 293.—Full-flexed dorsal posture—knees toward shoulders. and for curetting. Either of the two latter has been called the lithotomyposture (Figs. 293 and 298). 4. Hanging Dorsal or Watcher Posture.—On the back, the lower endof the sacrum on the edge of the table, with or without a cushion beneath. Fig. 294.—Hanging dorsal posture. it; the lower limbs hanging downward without support. Employed toenlarge the anteroposterior diameter of the inlet for high forceps operationor for extraction of the after-coming head (Figs. 294
The American text-book of obstetrics for practitioners and students . Fig. 293.—Full-flexed dorsal posture—knees toward shoulders. and for curetting. Either of the two latter has been called the lithotomyposture (Figs. 293 and 298). 4. Hanging Dorsal or Watcher Posture.—On the back, the lower endof the sacrum on the edge of the table, with or without a cushion beneath. Fig. 294.—Hanging dorsal posture. it; the lower limbs hanging downward without support. Employed toenlarge the anteroposterior diameter of the inlet for high forceps operationor for extraction of the after-coming head (Figs. 294 and 299). OBSTETRIC SURGERY. 197 5. Inclined Dorsal or Trendelenburg Posture.—On the back, mi anincline, the downward dope from knee (or heel) i shoulder. Employedto make the intestines gravitate from the pelvic cavity toward the upperpari of the abdominal cavity. In laparotomy for ectopic gestation, reposi-tion of prolapsed cord, (lesarean section ( E ig. 305). ii. Arched Dorsal or Mercurio Posture.—On the back, the pelvis higherthan the shoulders or knees (being a combination of the inclined dorsal andthe hanging dorsal), the sacrum resting n the apex of the slope of theoperating-table or on the back of the Beat of a tilted chair on its face, thelower limits swinging clear. Employed for high forceps extraction where
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