Radiopelvimetry after cesarean section.
OBJECTIVE
To develop a method of identifying bony pelvic dystocia in a select group of primiparae who had had a cesarean delivery and might be at risk during a trial of labor in a subsequent pregnancy.


METHODS
Radiopelvimetry was performed on 70 postpartum primiparae after cesarean delivery for various reasons and prior to being discharged from the hospital.


RESULTS
Using standard radiologic criteria, the pelvis was considered adequate in 32 patients (45.7%) and inadequate in 38 (54.2%).


CONCLUSIONS
Postcesarean pelvimetry may be beneficial in some primiparae because it can guide the obstetrician in performing a cesarean delivery in subsequent pregnancies without an unnecessary trial of labor.
Mathelier
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Bernard Hospital and Jackson Park Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D004420:Dystocia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010298:Parity; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010387:Pelvimetry / Q000379:methods; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016064:Vaginal Birth after Cesarean