[Pathology and clinical aspects of uterine rupture at the Hamburg-Eppendorf University Gynecological Clinic 1968-1982].

This report deals with 26 cases of uterine rupture seen in Hamburg-Eppendorf in the gynaecological hospital of the University during the years 1968 to 1982. The frequency of such rupture was 0.1% in relation to the total number of deliveries. Approximately 92% of the cases were due to a previous Caesarean section. There was no maternal death, although the maternal complication rate was high. The corrected perinatal mortality rate in relation to a rupture of the uterus was 3.8% during the period under review.