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Rebecca L. Roller, MD; Eric A. Walker, MD; Scott W. Michelitch, MD Citation: Roller RL, Walker EA, Michelitch SW. Postpartum sacral fracture in a 30-year-old female. Radiology Case Reports. [Online] 2009;4:264. Copyright: © 2009 The Authors. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License, which permits reproduction . . . → Read More: Postpartum sacral fracture in a 30-year-old female Back pain due to coccydynia can be quite miserable – just ask anyone who has ever developed it after a fall on a slippery floor, a skid on the ice, or a bumpy landing while skiing or snowboarding. Coccydynia is pain in the coccyx, or tailbone, the boney area at the end of the spine . . . → Read More: Coccydynia And Low Back Pain What exactly is a ‘coccyx’ and what is its function? The word coccyx comes from the Greek word for cuckoo, the name apparently having been derived from the tailbone’s shape, which resembles that of a cuckoo’s beak. The coccyx is the terminal end of the spine, just inferior to the sacrum. The human coccyx . . . → Read More: What is a coccyx and what does it do? For people who suffer with tailbone pain or coccydynia (coccyx pain), it can be difficult to decide whether or not to have the coccyx surgery to remove the tailbone (coccyx removal surgery, also called coccygectomy). These steps will focus on helping people and their doctors decide whether to consider tailbone removal surgery or a coccygectomy . . . → Read More: Steps to deciding to have tailbone removal surgery (coccygectomy) |
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