Coccygectomy for instability of the coccyx

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 176-179

  Doursounian, Levon ^a   Maigne, Jean Yves ^b   Faure, Florent ^a   Chatellier, Gilles ^c  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^c HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; COCCYGEAL BONE; COCCYGECTOMY; COCCYGODYNIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; JOINT INSTABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REOPERATION; SUBLUXATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COCCYX; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042811616     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-004-0544-3     Document Type: Article

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