Radiograph osteitis pubis anterior posterior view

Osteitis pubis. Plain AP radiograph. Rarefaction of the inferior pubic rami and symphysis pubis is a typical early radiographic sign.

AP: anterior posterior.

Reproduced with permission from: Knoeller SF, Uhl M, Herget GW. Osteitis pubis or osteomyelitis? A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge: Report of 9 cases and review of the literature. Acta Orthop Belg 2006; 72:541. Copyright © 2006 Acta Orthopaedica Belgica.