Redefining the coccygeal plexus

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 254-260

  Woon, Jason T K ^a   Stringer, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

coccydynia; coccygeal plexus; coccyx anatomy; ischiococcygeus

Indexed keywords

COCCYDYNIA; COCCYGEAL PLEXUS; COCCYX ANATOMY; ISCHIOCOCCYGEUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; COCCYX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SACRUM;

EID: 84893953313     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.22242     Document Type: Article

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