• Transverse diameter
▫ Farthest points in the ileopectineal lines (13cm).
▫ Longest diameter
• II. Cavity
• Anterior border: Symphysis pubis
• Posterior border: Sacral hollow
• Lateral border: Soft tissues
• As it is round in shape, all diameters measure
12cms.
• III. Outlet
• Anatomical Outlet
•· It consisits of the lower border of all bones
and sacro tuberous ligament.
•· (Anatomical outlet) – (pelvic strait) =
Obstetrical outlet
•· Pelvic strait consists of lower border of
symphysis pubis, sacro coccxygial joint and
sacro ischial spine.
• Obstetrical Outlet
• Antero posterior diameter (13cm): Extends from
inferior border of the symphysis pubis to the
sacro coccyxgial joint.
• Oblique diameter
i. Right Oblique diameter (12cm) : extends from
Rt. Sacro spinous ligament to Obturator
foramen
• ii. Left Oblique diameter (12cm) : extends from
Lt. Sacro spinous ligament to Obturator foramen
• iii. Transverse diameter (11cm) : between the
ischial spines.
• Types of Pelvis
• Gynaecoid pelvis
• · Most suitable for childbirth
• · Wider brim
• · Ischial spines are blunt
• · Sub pubic angle is 90º
• Anthropoid pelvis
• · Oval in shape
• · Transverse diameter is shorter
• · Seen in tall women wuth narrow shoulders
• · Sub pubic angle more than 90º
• Android pelvis
• · Heart shaped brim
• · Anterior posterior diameter is shorter
• · Transverse diameter is wider
• · Childbirth is difficult
• Platypelloid pelvis
• · Kidney shaped
• · Anterior posterior diameter is smaller
• · Transverse diameter is wider
• Muscles of the pelvic floor
• Superficial muscles
▫ Corpus cavernosa
▫ Ischiocavernosa
▫ Bulbocavernosa
▫ Transverse perineal
▫ External sphinter ani
• Deep Muscles
▫ Ischiocoxygeous muscle
▫ Ileocoxygeous muscle
▫ Pubocoxygeous