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The dimensions of the pelvis are important when performing pelvic procedures and during obstetrics. The aim was to assess the clinically relevant dimensions of the pelvis, in South Africans. Eighty intact cadaver pelves and 303 os coxae, from the Northern Gauteng area were sampled. Five points on the os coxae and 12 on the intact pelves were marked, digitized for shape analysis and distances measured. Statistical comparisons were made between sex-population groups and according to stature. Smaller peri-obturator dimensions in blacks and shorter individuals exposed the obturator nerve during procedures, whilst in taller males and whites, the greater dimensions endangered the pudendal nerve branches. The deeper, narrower pelvic canal and broader ischiopubic rami in males may complicate pelvic procedures. The smaller pelvic inlet and midpelvis, whilst similar outlet diameters in black females contributed to pelvic canal shape differences. Shorter black women, poses a risk for CPD according to established recommendations. / Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / gm2014 / Anatomy / Unrestricted

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Published Article / Birth stress is associated amongst other things with a small pelvic surface area in ewes. It is a factor which has far-reaching consequences for the producer. The use of pelvic area size as a selection criterion appears to be promising as pelvic area size is 50-60% heritable. The objective of this study was to develop an instrument that can measure the pelvic area of sheep and to be able to quantify the relationship between pelvic measurements and a number of easy-to-measure body measurements. A pelvis meter was developed and used to measure 322 Dorper ewes (± 12 months old, ± 48kg) and 272 Dorper rams rectally, and to take various body measurements on the same animals. No significant relationship was observed between pelvis measurements and linear body measurements in Dorper ewes or rams. The pelvis meter and measuring technique developed in the study are viewed as usable and accurate aid in measuring the pelvic area.