Figure 28-5 Lithotomy position with straps instead of stirrups for leg support. Inset shows the risk to the fingers when the lower portion of the operating table is lowered. (Adapted from Martin JT: Lithotomy positions. In Martin JT, Warner MA [eds]: Positioning in Anesthesia and Surgery, 3rd ed. Philadelphia, WB Saunders, 1997, p 67.)