Identifier: diagnosisofdise00find (find matches)
Title: The diagnosis of diseases of women
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Findley Palmer. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Philadelphia and New York, Lea brothers & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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on the anterior pelvic wall. 3. Unilateral posterior fixation of the cervix. 4. Shortening of the posterior or lengthening of the anterioruterine wall. 5. Relaxation of the supporting uterine ligaments and muscles. 1. Among the developmental failures contributing to retro versio-flexion may be mentioned the proportionately long cervix and shortvagina. In the presence of such a condition an increase in theabdominal tension or a sudden fall would be suflacient cause for aretro versioflexion. 2. Fixation of the portiovaginalis upon the anterior pelvic wallmay be the result of cicatricial contraction of the anterior wall ofthe vagina. Hence it is that retro versioflexion is frequently foundin large vesicovaginal fistulse and in stenosis of the vagina. 3. Unilateral posterior fixation of the cervix occurs in about 6 percent, of all cases of retroversioflexion (Schultze). The cause isretrouterine cellulitis or peritonitis, more often confined to onesacrouterine ligament. PLATE XXIX, FIG 1.
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Retroposition and. Retroversion of the Uterus. Th.e distended bladdercrowds the uterus backward into retroversion and retroposition.>A^hen the bladder is empty the uterus will fall forward into antever-sion and anteposition. FIG 2.

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