Osteitis Pubis in a Basketball Player
- 12 July 1988
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Physician and Sportsmedicine
- Vol. 16 (7) , 69-71
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.1988.11709553
Abstract
In brief:An 18-year-old male varsity basketball player complained of lower left abdominal pain of a month's duration. Laboratory tests were normal, and no hernia was present. A computed tomography scan showed no abnormality, and fraying of the pubic bone along the symphysis was too subtle to detect on x-ray. A bone scan (pelvic views), however, confirmed a diagnosis of osteitis pubis. Although this disease is self-limited, the patient was treated with corticosteroids and anti-inflammatory medication to enhance his comfort. His condition gradually improved within a few months, and he returned to competition the following season. Follow-up bone scans at one and two years were normal.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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