Table 3.

Pearls and Pitfalls of Anchor and Suture Tape Stabilization of Pubic Symphysis Instability

Pearls	Pitfalls
Proper surgical indications	Did not exhaust nonsurgical treatments
Skilled, interested, and flexible general surgeon	Inexperienced therapist
Make proper laparoscopic portals to obtain the appropriate angle for anchor placement	Rule out other causes of groin pain
Do not destabilize the symphysis
Obtain an appropriate intraoperative radiograph for anchor placement
Appropriately tension tape suture