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OBSTETFJCAL OPERATIONS. 



intermediate portion being simply a round rod about half an inch thick ; 

 one end is a little bent to one side (Fig. 205). This instrument can 

 be used with both hands, and is more firmly held than a one-hand 

 spatula. 



Ungefrohrn proposes another, but somewhat differently-shaped 



u 



Fig. 206. 



Ungkfrohrx's 

 Spatula. 



Fig. 207. 



Cartwright's 

 Bone-chisel. 



Fig. 208. 



Cartwright's 

 Bone-saw. 



Fig. 209. 



Swedish 

 Chain-saw. 



spatula. This measures about twenty-five inches, the stalk being about 

 three-eighths of an inch thick, and the blade two inches long and some- 

 what crescent-shaped ; the convex border is most useful in raising the 

 skin, particularly in parts where the connective tissue is close and 

 resisting. The blade must be pretty strong and slightly convex on one 



