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Sacral insufficiency fractures are a frequent and painful consequence of pubic symphysis osteomyelitis
BackgroundPubic symphysis osteomyelitis can result from urosymphyseal fistula formation. High rates of sacropelvic insufficiency fractures have been...
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Quantitative Evaluation of Zygomatic Buttress, Ramal, and Symphysis Onlay Grafts in Ridge Augmentation Prior to Implant Placement
BackgroundDental implants require an adequate amount of bone volume for successful and good prosthetic support. However, in severe alveolar bone...
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Development and preclinical evaluation of a cable-clamp fixation device for a disrupted pubic symphysis
BackgroundTraumatic separation of the pubic symphysis can destabilize the pelvis and require surgical fixation to reduce symphyseal gap**. The...
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Inclination of mandibular incisors and symphysis in severe skeletal class III malocclusion
ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to systematically explore the inclination of the lower central incisor and symphysis in alveolar bone in severe...
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Motion preservation for open book injuries of the pubic symphysis –a biomechanical cadaver study
IntroductionOpen book injuries are challenging injuries that oftentimes require surgical treatment. Currently, treatment is performed with symphyseal...
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Bilateral Superolateral Dislocation of Intact Mandibular Condyle with Concomitant Symphysis Fracture: A Case Report
Dislocation of the mandibular condyle of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is defined as a clinical condition in which head of the condyle is...
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Patterns of surgical complications after delayed fixation of peripartum pubic symphysis rupture: a report of 5 cases
BackgroundThe disruption of the pubic symphysis during the peripartum period is a rare injury to the pelvic ring. In most cases, conservative...
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Substitutional semi-rigid osteosynthesis technique for treatment of unstable pubic symphysis injuries: a biomechanical study
Background/PurposeThe surgical fixation of a symphyseal diastasis in partially or fully unstable pelvic ring injuries is an important element when...
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Lower urinary tract symptoms in an elderly women caused by degeneration of the pubic symphysis
BackgroundLower urinary tract symptoms are very common in elderly women, and transvaginal delivery and multiple deliveries have been confirmed to be...
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The radiographic outcome after plating for pubic symphysis diastasis: does it matter clinically?
IntroductionOpen reduction and internal fixation with plates is the most widespread surgery in traumatic pubic symphysis diastasis. However, implant...
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Biomechanical evaluation of seven fixation methods to treat pubic symphysis diastasis using finite element analysis
BackgroundPubic symphysis diastasis (PSD) hinders the connection between bilateral ischia and pubic bones, resulting in instability of the anterior...
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Tape suture constructs for instabilities of the pubic symphysis: is the idea of motion preservation a suitable treatment option? A cadaver study
IntroductionCurrent gold standard for the treatment of symphyseal disruptions includes anterior plating, almost entirely prohibiting symphyseal...
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Width of pubic symphysis relating to age and sex in Koreans
IntroductionDiastasis of the pubic symphysis has been reported to occur in 13–16% of pelvic ring injuries. In Asians, there are only a few data...
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A totally extraperitoneal approach for endoscopic resection of a congenital prepubic sinus through the pubic symphysis
BackgroundA congenital prepubic sinus (CPS) is a rare congenital anomaly in which a duct remnant extends from the skin opening near the pubic...
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Complete pleural symphysis is predicted by a blunted costophrenic angle
ObjectiveComplete pleural symphysis from adhesions is a troublesome intraoperative finding. A blunted costophrenic angle without pleural effusion is...
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Osteochondroma of the pubic symphysis causing hematuria: a case report and literature review
BackgroundOsteochondroma is the most common benign bone neoplasm and is sometimes referred to as osteocartilaginous exostosis. The symptoms caused by...
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Fixation failure in patients with traumatic diastasis of pubic symphysis: impact of loss of reduction on early functional outcomes
BackgroundFailure of fixation (FF) in pubic symphysis diastasis (SD) ranges between 12 and 75%, though whether it influences functional outcomes is...
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Correlation of the human pubic symphysis surface with age-at-death: a novel quantitative method based on a bandpass filter
Age-at-death estimation from skeletal remains typically utilizes the roughness of pubic symphysis articular surfaces. This study presents a new...
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Technical note: preliminary insight into a new method for age-at-death estimation from the pubic symphysis
Age-at-death estimation methods are important in forensic anthropology. However, age assessment is problematic due to inter-individual variation. The...
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Novel minimally invasive tape suture osteosynthesis for instabilities of the pubic symphysis: a biomechanical study
IntroductionOpen book fractures are challenging injuries oftentimes requiring surgical treatment. The current treatment of choice is symphyseal...
