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Radiographs were examined by 2 experienced radiologists, and radiographic damage was scored as follows: 0 (no damage), 1 (subtle irregularity and\/or subchondral sclerosis), 2 (erosion), 3 (partial ankylosis), and 4 (total ankylosis). We evaluated the patients\u2019 clinical characteristics and analyzed their correlations with radiographic symphysis pubis changes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean patient age was 30.5 \u00b1 8.3 years and mean disease duration was 7.1 \u00b1 4.6 years; 105 patients (47.3%) exhibited radiologic damage in the symphysis pubis. Moreover, 75, 28, 0, and 2 patients had scores of 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. When comparing the normal (score 0) and abnormal (score 1\u20134) symphysis pubis groups, the latter had a longer symptom duration (10.1 \u00b1 7.0 vs 7.6 \u00b1 5.8 yrs, p = 0.004) and higher modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spine Score (mSASSS; 18.6 \u00b1 17.0 vs. 14.3 \u00b1 13.4, p = 0.038). Moreover, a significant correlation was noted between the radiographic symphysis pubis damage score and mSASSS (r<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = 0.147, p = 0.029).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Among male patients with AS, 47.3% exhibited symphysis pubis involvement. 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