Osteitis pubis in a 78 year old female
Open Access
- 1 February 1988
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Vol. 64 (748) , 132-133
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.64.748.132
Abstract
Summary: Osteitis pubis has been reported following pelvic surgery, childbirth and in athletes. We describe a case involving an elderly woman, in which none of the predisposing factors were present. Difficulties in diagnosis, with particular reference to the elderly, are highlighted.Keywords
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