Search results for "pubic symphysis diastasis"
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Radiological analysis, operative management and functional outcome of open book pelvic lesions: a 13-year cohort study.
2011
Abstract We present the clinical and radiological outcome of a 13-year cohort study of 38 open book pelvic lesions. All patients were treated in one Level I Trauma centre. In the posterior pelvis, sacro-iliac diastasis was seen in 31 patients, sacral fracture in 7. In all patients with sacro-iliac diastasis, the pubic bone was inferiorly displaced on the primary ap pelvic overview on the side of injury. All but one patient was treated with open reduction and internal fixation of the symphysis pubis. Additional stabilization of the posterior pelvis was done in 9 patients. 32 patients were seen after a median follow up of 84 months. Majeed score and SF-36 questionnaire were used. Functional o…
Is x-ray compulsory in pubic symphysis diastasis diagnosis?
2013
SirWe read with great interest your case of postpartum symphy-sis pubis separation (1). We would like to present a case ofpubic symphysis diastasis that we diagnosed with a differentapproach.A 36-year-old gravida 1 para 0 at 39.6 weeks’ gestation wasadmitted with the onset of spontaneous contraction. After threehours and 18 min she delivered a 3170 g baby without compli-cations.Three hours after delivery, she complained of severe pain inthe symphysis pubic region. On examination, there was localtenderness in that region. We performed an ultrasound exami-nation, which revealed a 15.2-mm gap in the region of the sym-physis pubis (Figure 1), diagnosed as pubic symphysis diastasis.She was given…