Traumatic pubic diastasis

Case contributed by Ammar Haouimi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Motocycle accident.

Patient Data

Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Widening with malalignment of the pubic symphysis (diastasis = 17 mm) with an associated avulsion fracture of the left pubic tubercle.

No significant widening of the sacroiliac joints.

Dystrophic soft tissue calcifications in both gluteal regions.

Case Discussion

Radiographic feature of traumatic diastasis of the pubic symphysis with an associated avulsion fracture of the pubic tubercle.

Traumatic diastasis of the pubic symphysis is most often the result of high-velocity trauma such as road traffic accidents or falls from a height.

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