A theoretical and practical treatise on midwifery, including the diseases of pregnancy and parturition / by P. Cazeaux ; rev. and annotated by S. Tarnier.

  • Cazeux, Pierre, 1808-1862.
Date:
1871
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Credit: A theoretical and practical treatise on midwifery, including the diseases of pregnancy and parturition / by P. Cazeaux ; rev. and annotated by S. Tarnier. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    Fio. 6. 2. The abdominal, or internal face, is directed forwards at its upper part, and backwards at (lie lower. Tt may be divided into two portions, the superior of which is characterized by a large excavation, called the internal fossa, by a semilunar articular surface found just behind this fossa, and called the auricular facet, and still more posteriorly, by some rugosities, analogous to those found on the articular faces of the sacrum. The superior portion is terminated below by a large, rounded, and con- cave line, which separates it from the other moiety. The latter, or inferior portion, presents behind a nearly triangular plane surface, which corre- spond.- to the cotyloid cavity and to the body of the ischium; near its middle, we find the obturator foramen, and in front, the internal face of the pubis and of the ischio-pubic ramus. 3. Borders. These are four in number. The posterior one has a very irregular shape, being oblique from above down- wards, and from without inwards. The posterior superior spinous process is found at its junction with the superior border. This prominent, well-marked eminence is separated by a rough margin from another though less voluminous one, called the posterior inferior spinous j>rocess. Below this last apophysis, the student will observe a very deep notch, which con- tributes to the formation of the -Teat sciatic foramen, and is terminated below by a triangular, pointed projection, bearing the title of the spine of the ischium. This pro- cess is more or less prominent in different individuals, and is sometimes directed in- wards. A groove is seen just beneath it, in which the tendon of the obturator in- ternum muscle plays; this groove is a part of the lesser sciatic notch ; and lastly, this border terminates at the tuberosity of the ischium. The anterior border is concave, oblique above, and nearly horizontal in front. . The anterior superior spinous process is formed by its union with the superior border. A considerable depression exists under this apophysis, which separates it from another one, called the anterior inferior spinous process. Then we find a groove just under this elevation, for the gliding of the conjoint tendon of the psoas magnus and the iliacUS interims muscles; which groove is bounded, in front and below, by the ilio-pectineal eminence. And lastly, the border is terminated by a triangular horizontal surface, which Lfl directed downwards and forwards, and is broader external ly than internally, and by the spine and angle of the pubis. The superior border or crest of the ilium is thick, convex, and inclined outwards, excepting at it- posterior part, where it looks slightly inwards— Internal surface of iho right oa Innominatnm. A. Interna] Uiac fossa. B. Anterior supi rior spinous procesu of the Ilium. C. Creel of the Ilium, D. Poet« rior Buperior spinous | of the ilium. K. Posterior Inferior Bpinous - of the ilium. F. Articular Burface. u. Spi f tl..- isi hium. II. Tuberosity of the Ischium. I. Sub-pubic or obturator foramen. K. Lscbio-pubic ramus. M. Qio-pectineaJ N. Spine of the pubis.