Rhombus of Michaelis

The rhombus of Michaelis, also known as the Michaelis-Raute or the quadrilateral of Michaelis, is a rhombus-shaped contour (also referred to as kite-shaped or diamond shaped) that is sometimes visible on the lower human back.^[1] The rhombus is defined by the following vertices: Dimples of Venus, the top of the gluteal crease and the lower end of the crease over the spine.^[2]

The upper half of the Rhombus of Michaelis is visible just above the bikini bottom.

The Rhombus of Michaelis is named after Gustav Adolf Michaelis, a 19th-century German obstetrician.^[1][3]

References

1. Baskett 2019, p. 282.
2. Schroeder 1878, p. 234.
3. Radcliffe 1989, p. 80.

Sources

• Baskett, Thomas F. (2019). Eponyms and Names in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 282-283. ISBN 978-1-108-42170-6.
• Radcliffe, Walter (1989). Milestones in Midwifery. San Francisco: Norman Publishing. p. 79-80. ISBN 9780930405205.
• Schroeder, Karl Ludwig Ernst (1878). A Manual of midwifery. New York: Dr Appleton and Company. p. 234.

See also

• Dimples of Venus

External links

• 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