The body laid supine, or flat on the back with the feet higher than the head by 15-30 degrees.

The advantages of the Trendelenburg posture during all operations involving directly or indirectly the cavities of the mouth, nose, and the trachea : with a report of two cases of epithelioma and sarcoma of the tonsil / by W.W. Keen.

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The advantages of the Trendelenburg posture during all operations involving directly or indirectly the cavities of the mouth, nose, and the trachea : with a report of two cases of epithelioma and sarcoma of the tonsil / by W.W. Keen.