This 1932 paper by Pomeranz is a comprehensive narrative review of intrapelvic protrusion of the acetabulum, known as Otto pelvis. It synthesizes the international literature from Otto's 1824 original description through 79 reported cases, adds 6 institutional cases from the Hospital for Joint Diseases, and proposes a unifying pathomechanical framework. The central question: what actually causes this deformity, and is gonorrhea the responsible agent?
This 1932 paper by Pomeranz is a comprehensive narrative review of intrapelvic protrusion of the acetabulum, known as Otto pelvis. It synthesizes the international literature from Otto's 1824 original description through 79 reported cases, adds 6 institutional cases from the Hospital for Joint Diseases, and proposes a unifying pathomechanical framework. The central question: what actually causes this deformity, and is gonorrhea the responsible agent?