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Abnormal pubic bone morphology

MedGen UID:
867373
•Concept ID:
C4021738
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormality of the pubic bone; Abnormality of the pubic bones; Abnormality of the pubis
 
HPO: HP:0003172

Definition

An anomaly of the the pubic bone, i.e., of the ventral and anterior of the three principal components (pubis, ilium, ischium) of the hip bone. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of anorchia with oral testosterone undecanoate: pharmacodynamics and clinical effectiveness.
Weil J, Bidlingmaier F, Butenandt O, Sippell WG, Baumgartner W, Knorr D
Acta Endocrinol (Copenh) 1980 Oct;95(2):244-50. doi: 10.1530/acta.0.0950244. PMID: 6776754

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Three-Dimensional Evaluation of Innominate Bone Rotation in Female Patients with Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip.
Sako N, Kaku N, Kitahara Y, Kubota Y, Tagomori H, Tsumura H
Clin Orthop Surg 2022 Jun;14(2):196-204. Epub 2022 Apr 7 doi: 10.4055/cios21032. PMID: 35685970Free PMC Article
Urethral duplication in male children: A study of 12 cases.
Kang SK, Kim J, Lee YS, Han SW, Kim SW
J Pediatr Surg 2020 Oct;55(10):2216-2220. Epub 2020 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.12.012. PMID: 32063365
Comparison of 3 Pediatric Pelvic Osteotomies for Acetabular Dysplasia Using Patient-specific 3D-printed Models.
Caffrey JP, Jeffords ME, Farnsworth CL, Bomar JD, Upasani VV
J Pediatr Orthop 2019 Mar;39(3):e159-e164. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001271. PMID: 30300278
Evaluating maternal recovery from labor and delivery: bone and levator ani injuries.
Miller JM, Low LK, Zielinski R, Smith AR, DeLancey JO, Brandon C
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2015 Aug;213(2):188.e1-188.e11. Epub 2015 May 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.05.001. PMID: 25957022Free PMC Article
The non-ossified pubis.
Cortina H, Vallcanera A, Andres V, Gracia A, Aparici R, Mari A
Pediatr Radiol 1979 Apr 19;8(2):87-92. doi: 10.1007/BF00973997. PMID: 221875

Diagnosis

Robinow syndrome: Genital analysis, genetic heterogeneity, and associated psychological impact.
Gerber JA, Sheth KR, Austin PF
Am J Med Genet A 2021 Dec;185(12):3601-3605. Epub 2020 Dec 5 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61981. PMID: 33277809
Hemophagocytic relapsed intramedullary plasmacytoma.
Mouhieddine TH, Barlogie B, Teruya-Feldstein J
Int J Hematol 2020 Jun;111(6):888-890. Epub 2020 Jan 3 doi: 10.1007/s12185-019-02817-5. PMID: 31900879
Evaluating maternal recovery from labor and delivery: bone and levator ani injuries.
Miller JM, Low LK, Zielinski R, Smith AR, DeLancey JO, Brandon C
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2015 Aug;213(2):188.e1-188.e11. Epub 2015 May 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.05.001. PMID: 25957022Free PMC Article
There's a hole in my symphysis -- a review of disorders causing widening, erosion, and destruction of the symphysis pubis.
Budak MJ, Oliver TB
Clin Radiol 2013 Feb;68(2):173-80. Epub 2012 Jun 30 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2012.03.021. PMID: 22748520
Sportsman's hernia.
Fon LJ, Spence RA
Br J Surg 2000 May;87(5):545-52. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2000.01462.x. PMID: 10792308

Therapy

Hemophagocytic relapsed intramedullary plasmacytoma.
Mouhieddine TH, Barlogie B, Teruya-Feldstein J
Int J Hematol 2020 Jun;111(6):888-890. Epub 2020 Jan 3 doi: 10.1007/s12185-019-02817-5. PMID: 31900879
Evaluating maternal recovery from labor and delivery: bone and levator ani injuries.
Miller JM, Low LK, Zielinski R, Smith AR, DeLancey JO, Brandon C
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2015 Aug;213(2):188.e1-188.e11. Epub 2015 May 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.05.001. PMID: 25957022Free PMC Article
Anatomic relationship between the spermatic cord and the pubic tubercle: are our clamps injuring the cord during symphyseal repair?
Collinge CA, Beltran MJ
J Orthop Trauma 2015 Jun;29(6):290-4. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000265. PMID: 25470564
Unusual presentations of a girl with Down syndrome: Van Wyk-Grumbach syndrome.
Lim HH, Kil HR, Kim JY
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2012;25(11-12):1209-12. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2012-0195. PMID: 23329774
Grading scale of radiographic findings in the pubic bone and symphysis in athletes.
Besjakov J, von Scheele C, Ekberg O, Gentz CF, Westlin NE
Acta Radiol 2003 Jan;44(1):79-83. PMID: 12631004

Prognosis

Urethral duplication in male children: A study of 12 cases.
Kang SK, Kim J, Lee YS, Han SW, Kim SW
J Pediatr Surg 2020 Oct;55(10):2216-2220. Epub 2020 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.12.012. PMID: 32063365
Correlation between the distance from the pubic symphysis to the sacrum with pelvic incidence.
Abola MV, Knapik DM, Cooperman DR, Liu RW
Hip Int 2019 Sep;29(5):564-567. Epub 2019 May 20 doi: 10.1177/1120700019850776. PMID: 31109191
Outcomes of variation in technique and variation in accuracy of measurement in penile length measurement.
Habous M, Muir G, Soliman T, Farag M, Williamson B, Binsaleh S, Elhadek W, Mahmoud S, Ibrahim H, Abdelwahab O, Abdelrahman Z, Abdelkader M, Jenkins LC, Mulhall JP
Int J Impot Res 2018 Feb;30(1):21-26. Epub 2017 Nov 27 doi: 10.1038/s41443-017-0013-3. PMID: 29180797Free PMC Article
Anatomic relationship between the spermatic cord and the pubic tubercle: are our clamps injuring the cord during symphyseal repair?
Collinge CA, Beltran MJ
J Orthop Trauma 2015 Jun;29(6):290-4. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000265. PMID: 25470564
Do MRI and ultrasound of the anterior pelvis correlate with, or predict, young football players' clinical findings? A 4-year prospective study of elite academy soccer players.
Robinson P, Grainger AJ, Hensor EM, Batt ME, O'Connor PJ
Br J Sports Med 2015 Feb;49(3):176-82. Epub 2014 Mar 6 doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092932. PMID: 24603080

Clinical prediction guides

A long-term outcome (up to 29 years) of bilateral iliac wings "bayonet osteotomies" for closure of bladder exstrophy.
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Radiographic Prevalence of Symphysis Pubis Abnormalities and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome.
Krishnamoorthy VP, Kunze KN, Beck EC, Cancienne JM, O'Keefe LS, Ayeni OR, Nho SJ
Am J Sports Med 2019 May;47(6):1467-1472. Epub 2019 Apr 17 doi: 10.1177/0363546519837203. PMID: 30995415
Van neck disease: osteochondrosis of the ischiopubic synchondrosis.
Wait A, Gaskill T, Sarwar Z, Busch M
J Pediatr Orthop 2011 Jul-Aug;31(5):520-4. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31821f9040. PMID: 21654459
Imaging in pelvic osteomyelitis: support for early magnetic resonance imaging.
McPhee E, Eskander JP, Eskander MS, Mahan ST, Mortimer E
J Pediatr Orthop 2007 Dec;27(8):903-9. doi: 10.1097/bpo.0b013e31815a6616. PMID: 18209613
The non-ossified pubis.
Cortina H, Vallcanera A, Andres V, Gracia A, Aparici R, Mari A
Pediatr Radiol 1979 Apr 19;8(2):87-92. doi: 10.1007/BF00973997. PMID: 221875

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