Scan·zo·ni maneuver also Scan·zo·ni's maneuver skän-'tsō-nē(z)- n rotation of an abnormally positioned fetus by means of forceps with subsequent reapplication of forceps for delivery
Scanzoni Friedrich Wilhelm (1821-1891)
German obstetrician. In 1849 Scanzoni announced his development of a procedure for changing a presentation in which the occiput is presented first into an anterior presentation. The procedure called for the use of forceps twice in the birth process and has since been identified with his name.
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a method of forceps rotation of the fetal head when it is in the posterior position of the occiput.Medical dictionary. 2011.