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SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF FRACTURE COCCYX

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Dr. Rasha Abdelhamid Zaki, MD, Dr. Mahmoud Kamel Elawady, Dr. Mahmoud Faried bathalla, Dr. Rabab Yahya AbdAl-kareem, Dr. Samy ibrahim kamel, Dr. Mostafa Gamaleldin Zahr
» doi: 10.53555/ecb/2022.11.01.69

Abstract

Introduction: Coccyx bone serves as one leg of the tripod that supports a person's weight when they are seated, together with the ischial tuberosities. In addition, several muscles, ligaments, and tendons attach to it. Aim of work: complete relief of tailbone pain. Methods: Conservative and surgical. Results: Excellent outcome was achieved in n = 20 (66.7percent), Good n= 7(23.3%), Fair n=2 (6.7%), and Poor n=1 (3.3%). Conclusion: Surgical coccygectomy provides excellent outcomes, especially in traumatic fracture coccex, chronic diabetic patients, isolated sacrococcygeal metastasis, dermoid cysts, and tail of cysts.

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