Pelvic Inlet - Diameters

Diameters

It has three principal diameters: antero-posterior (conjugate), transverse, and oblique.

Name Description Average measurement in female
anteroposterior or conjugate diameter or conjugata vera extends from the sacrovertebral angle (promontorium) to the pubic symphysis; about 110 mm.
transverse diameter extends across the greatest width of the superior aperture, from the middle of the brim on one side to the same point on the opposite; about 135 mm.
oblique diameter extends from the iliopectineal eminence of one side to the sacroiliac articulation of the opposite side; about 125 mm.

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