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The rhombus of Michaelis, also known as the Michaelis-Raute or the quadrilateral of Michaelis, is a
Discussion of Rhombus of Michaelis in childbirth
Accessed 2012-11-10. * ''Parts of this article are based on a translation of the equivalent article from the German Wikipedia.''
Biography of Gustav Adolf Michaelis
Human anatomy Anatomy named for one who described it
The rhombus of Michaelis, also known as the Michaelis-Raute or the quadrilateral of Michaelis, is a rhombus
In plane Euclidean geometry, a rhombus (plural rhombi or rhombuses) is a quadrilateral whose four sides all have the same length. Another name is equilateral quadrilateral, since equilateral means that all of its sides are equal in length. The ...
-shaped contour (also referred to as kite-shaped or diamond shaped) that is sometimes visible on the lower human back. The rhombus is defined by the following vertices: Dimples of Venus
The dimples of Venus (also known as back dimples, Duffy Dimples, butt dimples or Veneral dimples) are sagittally symmetrical indentations sometimes visible on the human lower back, just superior to the gluteal cleft. They are directly superfici ...
, the top of the gluteal crease and the lower end of the crease over the spine.
The Rhombus of Michaelis is named after Gustav Adolf Michaelis
Gustav Adolf Michaelis (9 July 1798 – 8 August 1848) was a German obstetrician who was a native of Kiel. He was the founder and establisher of the Michaelis’ Rhomboid.
Biography Education and Career
Gustav Adolf Michaelis was born on the 9 ...
, a 19th-century German obstetrician
Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgi ...
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* * *{{cite book , last=Schroeder , first=Karl Ludwig Ernst , year=1878 , title=A Manual of midwifery , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ORWIdbG86wIC&q=the+narrow+pelvis+michaelis&pg=PA234 , location=New York , publisher=Dr Appleton and Company , page= 234See also
*Dimples of Venus
The dimples of Venus (also known as back dimples, Duffy Dimples, butt dimples or Veneral dimples) are sagittally symmetrical indentations sometimes visible on the human lower back, just superior to the gluteal cleft. They are directly superfici ...
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Discussion of Rhombus of Michaelis in childbirth
Accessed 2012-11-10. * ''Parts of this article are based on a translation of the equivalent article from the German Wikipedia.''
Biography of Gustav Adolf Michaelis
Human anatomy Anatomy named for one who described it