The Bony Pelvis in its relation to the entire body.
From the author’s original drawing.
CHAPTER VIII.
ANATOMY OF THE FEMALE ORGANS.
The bony part of the skeleton which is of particular interest to women, is the pelvis, so called, because it forms a basin or cavity which contains the most important female organs of generation.
All the organs that are liable to the diseases of women, bear certain anatomical relations to the pelvis, so that the phrase, pelvic diseases of women, is often employed instead of the phrase, diseases of women, and pelvic surgery means also, surgical procedures, that may be employed for the relief or cure of these diseases.
In confinement, the pelvis again comes into more or less prominence, for when the diameters of the pelvic canal have not their normal measurements, there is likely to be an obstruction to the passage of the child into the world, so that mechanical means must be employed to overcome the obstacle. A broad pelvis in a woman is always a guarantee that there will be no insurmountable difficulty in the parturient act.