Dr. Conquest's outlines of midwifery : intended as a text-book for students, and a book of reference for junior practitioners.

  • Conquest, Dr.
Date:
1854
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Credit: Dr. Conquest's outlines of midwifery : intended as a text-book for students, and a book of reference for junior practitioners. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of the pelvis. At birth, and for some time afterwards, each OS innominatum consists of three distinct bones, named Ilium, Ischium, and Pubis; and, although they do not continue separate in the adult, yet the previous division is nominally retained. [The following diagram-sketch shows the original separation of the os innominatum into three parts. The circular dotted line indicates that portion of its internal surface which corresponds to the aceta- bulum or cotyloid cavity. This locality requires special attention, as it affords a useful land-mark in determining the various presentations of the foetal head.—J. M. W.] The Ilium*, or haunch bone, forms the superior and largest portion of the os innominatum. The * So called because it is the boundary of the flanks t7i'a.