Contracted Pelvis
,• Anatomically contracted pelvis is defined as one where the
essential diameters of one or more planes are shortened b
0.5cm.
• Obstetric definition which states alteration in the size and
or shape of the pelvis of sufficient degree as to alter the
normal mechanism of labor in an average size baby.
, ETIOLOGY
• Short women
• Nutritional and environmental defects
• Diseases or injuries affecting bones of the pelvis: fracture, tumors,
arthritis
• Developmental
• Dislocation of one or both femurs.
,• Anatomically contracted pelvis is defined as one where the
essential diameters of one or more planes are shortened b
0.5cm.
• Obstetric definition which states alteration in the size and
or shape of the pelvis of sufficient degree as to alter the
normal mechanism of labor in an average size baby.
, ETIOLOGY
• Short women
• Nutritional and environmental defects
• Diseases or injuries affecting bones of the pelvis: fracture, tumors,
arthritis
• Developmental
• Dislocation of one or both femurs.
