Surgical treatment of coccygodynia: An analytic review of the literature

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 698-705

  Karadimas, Efthimios J ^a,c   Trypsiannis, Gregory ^b   Giannoudis, Peter V ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Coccygectomy; Coccygodynia; Coccyx surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

COCCYGODYNIA; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL PAIN; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 79956220678     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1617-1     Document Type: Review

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