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Cartoon showing the surgical division of the pubic symphysis cartilage during a symphysiotomy. | Cartoon showing the surgical division of the pubic symphysis cartilage during a symphysiotomy. | ||
* This historical surgical technique, developed in Europe late in the 18th century, has been used to save the lives of mother and child in obstructed labour. | * This historical surgical technique, developed in Europe late in the 18th century, has been used to save the lives of mother and child in obstructed labour. | ||
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<pubmed>17388656</pubmed>| [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1831724 PMC1831724] | [http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.0040071 PLoS Med.] | <pubmed>17388656</pubmed>| [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1831724 PMC1831724] | [http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.0040071 PLoS Med.] | ||
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Original image name: Figure 1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1831724/figure/pmed-0040071-g001/ | Original image name: Figure 1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1831724/figure/pmed-0040071-g001/ | ||
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Symphysiotomy
Cartoon showing the surgical division of the pubic symphysis cartilage during a symphysiotomy.
- This historical surgical technique, developed in Europe late in the 18th century, has been used to save the lives of mother and child in obstructed labour.
- Still used in some countries in remote areas without easy access to medical facilities.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates annual global obstructed labour related maternal mortality at 50,000.
- Links: Birth
Reference
<pubmed>17388656</pubmed>| PMC1831724 | PLoS Med.
Copyright
© 2007 Douwe Arie Anne Verkuyl. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Original image name: Figure 1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1831724/figure/pmed-0040071-g001/
Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, May 21) Embryology Symphysiotomy.jpg. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Symphysiotomy.jpg
- © Dr Mark Hill 2024, UNSW Embryology ISBN: 978 0 7334 2609 4 - UNSW CRICOS Provider Code No. 00098G
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