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Tailbone: Is partial coccygectomy the way to go?

Indian Spine Journal, 2022
Background: Complete coccygectomy has proved to be a successful operation, with a success ratio of 70%–85%. Wound infection and dehiscence following coccygectomy ranges between 15% and 30%.
Subir Nipunbhai Jhaveri, Arth Patel, Sachin R Patel, Sharan Subir Jhaveri, Jignasu Yagnik   +4 more
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Retrorectal Teratoma: A Rare Cause of Pain in the Tailbone [PDF]

Indian Journal of Surgery, 2012
Retrorectal tumors are extremely rare and heterogeneous, requiring complete surgical excision for definitive diagnosis and optimal outcome. We describe a patient presenting with chronic "tailbone pain" who was found to have a benign cystic teratoma in the presacral space. She underwent en bloc resection and recovered well.
Zhenhong Qu
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Contemporary Management of Coccydynia [PDF]

Neurospine
Coccydynia is a painful condition of the coccyx that is frequently misdiagnosed and managed inconsistently. This review summarizes and grades the current evidence on diagnostic strategies and treatment options.
Victor E. Staartjes, Daniel De Wilde, Aron Alakmeh, Omar Alsaleh, Adrian Elmi-Terander, Erik Edström, Gunnar Nilsson   +6 more
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Advances in Coccygectomy: A Comprehensive Review Evaluating Surgical Techniques for Coccygodynia [PDF]

Brain Sciences
Background: Coccygodynia presents significant challenges in diagnosis and treatment. While coccygectomy has emerged as a crucial intervention for refractory cases, significant heterogeneity exists in surgical techniques.
Barnabas Obeng-Gyasi, Ethan D. L. Brown, Anoop Sai Chinthala, Gordon Mao   +3 more
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Coccyx subluxation: Coccyx pain aggravated by the prone position [PDF]

Journal of General and Family Medicine, 2022
Yu Kumagai, Masahiro Biyajima, Ikuo Shimizu, Wataru Ishii   +3 more
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Coccygectomy provides partial relief for tailbone pain [PDF]

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 2010
Patrick M Foye
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Steroids further improve ganglion impar blocks for coccyx pain (tailbone pain)

Korean Journal of Pain, 2020
Patrick M Foye, M R Araujo, G J S Sidhu
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Fetal Nasopharyngeal Teratoma: An Autopsy Case Report [PDF]

Reviews in Clinical Medicine, 2021
Teratoma is a rare type of tumor that can contain fully developed tissues and organs, including hair, teeth, muscle, and bone. Teratomas are most common in the tailbone, ovaries, and testicles, but can occur elsewhere in the body.
Alireza Rezaei, Nargess Afzali
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Combining 10 Matrix Pressure Sensor to Read Human Body’s Pressure in Sleeping Position in Relation with Decubitus Patients

Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, 2022
This work uses piezoresistive matrix pressure sensors to map the human body’s pressure profile in a sleeping position. This study aims to detect the area with the highest pressure, to visualize the pressure profile into a heatmap, and to reduce decubitus
Hartono Pranjoto, Andrew Febrian Miyata, Lanny Agustine   +2 more
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COCCYDYNIA: A NARRATIVE REVIEW OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, ETIOLOGY AND TREATMENT

Malang Neurology Journal, 2023
Pain and discomfort in the coccyx or tailbone area is called as coccydynia or coccygodynia. Despite its small size, the coccyx, which forms the terminal of the spine, has an important role to support the balanced distribution of body weight, especially ...
Ezgi Akar, Ahmet Öğrenci, Sedat Dalbayrak   +2 more
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