IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 44 / Issue 3 / DOI: 10.12891/ceog3533.2017

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Case Report
Post-partum management of severe pubic diastasis
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1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2017, 44(3), 464–466; https://doi.org/10.12891/ceog3533.2017
Published: 10 June 2017
Abstract
Introduction: Pubic symphysis diastasis during pregnancy is a rare complication which can present as pain with ambulation, urinary dysfunction, and pelvic instability. A consensus treatment does not currently exist between surgical and conservative management. The authors present a case of severe pubic diastasis which was successfully treated using a conservative pelvic binder. Case Report: A 31- year-old female presented with severe lower back pain following the uneventful delivery of her fourth child. On radiograph, a pubic symphysis diastasis of 5.5 cm was noted and she was subsequently fitted with a pelvic binder on post-partum day 3. She experienced a full range of motion and was pain free at six-week follow-up, with a diastasis of 2.1 cm present. At one year and three-month follow-up, the patient presented with a diastasis of 2.4 cm and continued to have full range of motion and mobility. Conclusion: This case contributes to the literature in showing that conservative treatment of pubic diastasis could be considered in cases where separation has exceeded normal physiologic limits.
Keywords
Post-partum management
Pubic symphysis diastasis
Conservative treatment
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