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Sacrococcygeal extraspinal ependymomas: The role of coccygectomy

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Surgery, 2000
Ependymomas, the common glial tumors of the spinal cord, occur occasionally outside the central nervous system and are called exstraspinal ependymomas (EEP). EEPs are found primarily in sacrococcygeal region during childhood. The pathogenesis and the treatment of the sacrococcygeal (SC) ependymomas are still controversial.
Aktug, T   +5 more
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Coccygectomy for Severe Refractory Sacrococcygeal Joint Pain

open access: yesJournal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques, 2003
Severe refractory coccydynia occasionally requires coccygectomy. Methods involved a retrospective chart review plus telephone follow-up of 15 patients who had coccygectomy. Pain was assessed by the numerical rating scale and function by Oswestry Low Back Disability Score.
Richard, Perkins   +2 more
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Coccygectomy

open access: yesContemporary Spine Surgery, 2015
Christoph P. Hofstetter   +2 more
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Coccygectomy in the Treatment of Chronic Coccydynia

Spine, 2021
Study Design. This is a retrospective cohort study. Objective. The aim of this article was to evaluate the results of patients operated for chronic coccydynia, and determine any factors that could affect outcomes. Summary of Background Data.
Ante M, Kalstad   +2 more
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The Influence of Etiology on the Results of Coccygectomy

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1984
The results of coccygectomy for coccygodynia seem not to have been correlated with etiologic factors and were investigated in 48 cases (10 men and 38 women) with an average follow-up period of seven years. The following four etiologic groups were designated: I, direct trauma; II, spontaneous in origin; III, coccygodynia associated with spinal surgery ...
O, Bayne, J E, Bateman, H U, Cameron
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Total Coccygectomy for the Relief of Coccygodynia

Journal of Spinal Disorders, 1995
Nine of 10 patients operated on by a single surgeon were studied. Hospital records, radiographs, and a postal survey were used. Follow-up averaged 56 months. Age at operation averaged 32.5 years. There were six males and three females. Symptoms had been present for 7 months to 14 years and all patients failed a course of non-operative therapy.
N P, Grosso, B E, van Dam
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An Unusual Normal Finding in Coccygectomy Specimens

International Journal of Surgical Pathology, 2017
Glomus coccygeum is a prominent or hyperplastic glomus structure that is located at the ventral tip of the coccyx, which frequently causes concern to pathologists that are unfamiliar with this entity.
Ivy, John, Uma N M, Rao
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Coccygectomy for Coccygodynia: Does Pathogenesis Matter?

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 2005
Severity of vertical impact to the coccyx can range from mere contusion to a dislocated fracture of the coccyx. With early conservative management, most patients have a good prognosis and heal within weeks to months after the initial trauma. Occasionally, persisting symptoms make a surgical intervention with coccygectomy necessary.We report on the ...
Peter H, Pennekamp   +5 more
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Coccygectomy For Coccydynia: Case Series and Review of Literature

Spine, 2006
This is a case series in which case notes review and telephone interview update were used to assess the outcome following coccygectomy.To correlate the clinical results of coccygectomy with histology and discography of the sacrococcygeal and intercoccygeal segments.Clinicians regard chronic disabling pain in the sacrococcygeal region with much dismay ...
Birender, Balain   +6 more
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