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Townsend, Lance

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Lance Townsend Kt., V.R.D., M.D., B.S., D.T.M. & H., F.R.C.S. (Edin.), F.A.C.S., F.R.A.C.S., F.R.C.O.G., Hon. F.R.C.S. (C), Hon. F.A.C.O.G., Hon. F.C.O.G. (S.A.)²

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Version is defined as a turning of the foetus in utero. The operation alters the presenting part; for example, it may change a cephalic presentation into a breech presentation or vice versa, or alter a transverse lie into a longitudinal lie.

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Lance Townsend Kt., V.R.D., M.D., B.S., D.T.M. & H., F.R.C.S. (Edin.), F.A.C.S., F.R.A.C.S., F.R.C.O.G., Hon. F.R.C.S. (C), Hon. F.A.C.O.G., Hon. F.C.O.G. (S.A.) (Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

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Lance Townsend Kt., V.R.D., M.D., B.S., D.T.M. & H., F.R.C.S. (Edin.), F.A.C.S., F.R.A.C.S., F.R.C.O.G., Hon. F.R.C.S. (C), Hon. F.A.C.O.G., Hon. F.C.O.G. (S.A.)
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Townsend, L. (1978). Version. In: Obstetrics for Students. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03531-1_34

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