[Is rupture of the symphysis a predictable event?].

A rupture of the symphysis that was complicated by recurrence is described. In order to determine possible causes, individual factors are discussed on the basis of the literature. In spite of possible early symptoms of increased stress of the pelvic girdle during pregnancy, rupture of the symphysis is a rare and unforeseeable obstetric complication, whose cause may possibly lie in the coincidence of several stress factors, such as increased loosening processes or a large fetus.