Table 5

Pubic symphysis (PS) osteomyelitis

Article	Age (years)	Gender	Sport	Temperature (°C)	Inflammatory markers	Blood culture	Aspirate	x-Ray	Bone scan	CT	MRI	Tx	Complication	Return to sport
Ukwu	21	M	Football	38.7	WBC 8400; ESR 61	NP	Staphylococcus aureus	NP	Positive	Right side PS bony irregularity	NP	Intravenous ABX 2 weeks then postoperative ABX ×4 months	Re-occurrence after 5 months with/debridement of abscess, intravenous nafcilin × 2 weeks then intravenous clindamycin ×2 weeks	NS
Ukwu	43	M	Running	39.4	WBC 6900; ESR 61	S aureus	NP	NP	+ Indium WBC	Normal	NP	Intravenous ABX × 6 weeks	None	NS
Ukwu	31	M	Running	39.4	WBC 13100; ESR 94	Negative	NP	Cortical bone erosion	Positive	Normal	NP	Intravenous ABX ×8 weeks	None
Karpos	21	M	Football	39.2	WBC 12100; ESR 19	S aureus	S aureus	Sclerosis	Normal	Normal	PS oedema	Intravenous ABX × 6 weeks	None	Running after 4 months, full recovery by 6 months
Baril	40	M	Running	40.0	WBC 13600; CRP 170	S aureus	NP	NP	Positive	Normal	P.S. oedema	Intra venous ABX (unknown duration)	None	Full recovery by 3 months
Combs	48	M	Weight lifting	39.3	WBC 16300; ESR 81	S aureus	NP	Normal	Positive	NP	Right side PS oedema	Intra venous ABX ×6 weeks	None	Full recovery by 3 months
Sanchez	16	M	Soccer	38.5	WBC NS; ESR 78; CRP 111; CPK 1027	Fusobacterium necrophorum	Negative	Normal	NP	Bony erosions and lytic lesions of PS	PS oedema	Intravenous ABX unspecified, Postoperative ABX ×6 weeks	None	NS
Pauli	23	M	Football/tennis	38.0	WBC 11200; ESR 28; CRP 269	NP	S aureus	Sclerosis, bony destruction of PS	Positive	NP	Left >right PS oedema	Intravenous ABX × 10 days, postoperative ABX × 4 weeks	None	Full recovery by 4 months
Meirovitz	21	M	Soldier	38.5	WBC 6300; ESR 66	Negative	S epidermidis	Osteolytic lesions	Positive	Left sided osteolytic area	NP	Intravenous ABX × 6 weeks	None	Full recovery by 6 weeks
Pham	17	M	Tennis/soccer	38.3	WBC 12400; ESR 109; CRP 11.6	NP	NP	Deformity of right PS	Positive	NP	Right sided PS oedema	Intravenous ABX × 6 weeks	None	Full recovery by 3 months

CPK, creatinine phosphokinase; CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation; NP, not provided; NS, not specified.