TORSION OF THE f'TEKUS. 



321? 



tance, as on this alone depends our bein^' able to rectify the malposition 

 of the or^'an without delay. The disputation appears to have arisen 

 solely from a confusion of terms — from neglecting to define what was 

 meant by torsion from left to riglit, or right to left ; and Haint-Cyr 

 praiseworthily endeavours, and with success, to settle the question by 

 repairing the omission. 



" When," ho says, "in its revolution the left cornu of the uterus 

 passes above the riijht cornu, the upper face of the organ becomes 

 successively riijht lateral, then inferior, then left lateral, and again 

 superior — thus constituting a complete revolution ; tiio torsion is tlien 

 from left to rujht, or simply right torsion." 



LEfT Utekise TOBSIOS. 



1 , Body of the Uterus ; 2, Cervix 

 Uteri twiate*! to the left ; 3, 

 Rectum ; 4, Bladder ; 5, Sym- 

 physis. 



yig. 90. 



Right Uterine Torsion. 



1, Body of the Uterus ; 2, 2, 2, Torsion 

 of the Cervix Uteri to the right, iii- 

 volvinv; the Body of the Organ ; ."'>, 

 Rectum ; 4, Bladder ; 5, Vagina ; (>, 

 Symphysis. 



The reverse movement constitutes torsion /rom right to left, or, better, 

 left torsion. 



In other words, the passing of the left cornu over the right produces 

 right torsion; that of the right over the left cornu, left torsion. 



Hence we have the simple and easily remembered and understood 

 terms of right torsion and left torsion, which are synonymous with 

 torsion from left to right and torsion from right to left. 



This being decided upon, the next question is how to distinguish, 

 from a purely objective point of view, a right from a left torsion; and 



