Open AccessPurpose, conditions and indications for the operation of the so-called "high forceps"
Author(s) -
V. M. Burlakov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
žurnalʺ akušerstva i ženskihʺ boleznej
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1684-0461
pISSN - 1683-9366
DOI - 10.17816/jowd9141-63
Subject(s) - medicine , forceps , pelvis , head (geology) , thread (computing) , surgery , anatomy , geology , computer science , geomorphology , operating system
Origo artis obstetriciae ab experientia, experientiae occasio a necessitate ... What are high forceps (forceps obstetricia superior s. Alta)? According to Max Runge, the ischial spines are the true guiding thread for determining the height of the head: if it is no longer possible to reach them with a finger, then this means that the head probably already stands with its largest circumference in the pelvis).