[Hodge and his planes].
Hugh Lenox Hodge (1796-1873) was professor of obstetrics at the University of Pennsylvania for more than 25 years. He divided the birth canal into four virtual and parallel planes through pelvic protuberances, a method still widely used. He also developed a pessary that is now mainly used in stress incontinence.
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