Coccygodynia

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Key articles

Mlitz H, Jost W, German Society of Coloproctology., et al. Coccygodynia. [in ger]. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2007 Mar;5(3):252-4.Full text  Abstract

Balain B, Eisenstein SM, Alo GO, et al. Coccygectomy for coccydynia: case series and review of literature. Spine. 2006;31:E414-E420. Abstract

Fogel GR, Cunningham PY, Esses, SL. Coccygodynia: evaluation and management. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2004;12:49-54. Abstract

Wray CC, Easom S, Hoskinson J. Coccydynia. Aetiology and treatment. J Bone Joint Surg (Br). 1991;73-B:335-338.Full text  Abstract

Hodges S, Eck JC, Humphreys SC. A treatment and outcomes analysis of patients with coccydynia. Spine J. 2004;4:138-140. Abstract

Karadimas EJ, Trypsiannis G, Giannoudis PV. Surgical treatment of coccygodynia: an analytic review of the literature. Eur Spine J. 2011;20:698-705. Abstract

Reference articles

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3. Maigne JY, Doursounian L, Chatellier G. Causes and mechanisms of common coccydynia: role of body mass index and coccygeal trauma. Spine. 2000;25:3072-3079. Abstract

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13. Balain B, Eisenstein SM, Alo GO, et al. Coccygectomy for coccydynia: case series and review of literature. Spine. 2006;31:E414-E420. Abstract

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31. Fogel GR, Cunningham PY, Esses, SL. Coccygodynia: evaluation and management. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2004;12:49-54. Abstract

32. Polkinghorn BS, Colloca CJ. Chiropractic treatment of coccygodynia via instrumental adjusting procedures using activator methods chiropractic technique. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1999;22:411-416. Abstract

33. Wray CC, Easom S, Hoskinson J. Coccydynia. Aetiology and treatment. J Bone Joint Surg (Br). 1991;73-B:335-338.Full text  Abstract

34. Mitra R, Cheung L, Perry P. Efficacy of fluoroscopically guided steroid injections in the management of coccydynia. Pain Physician. 2007;10:775-778.Full text  Abstract

35. Kersey PJ. Non-operative management of coccygodynia. Lancet. 1980;1:318. Abstract

36. Thiele GH. Coccygodynia: cause and treatment. Dis Colon Rectum. 1963;6:422-436. Abstract

37. Maigne JY, Chatellier G. Comparison of three manual coccydynia treatments: a pilot study. Spine. 2001;26:E479-E483. Abstract

38. Maigne J, Chatellier G, Faou ML, et al. The treatment of chronic coccydynia with intrarectal manipulation: a randomized controlled study. Spine. 2006;31:E621-E627. Abstract

39. Kumar A, Reynolds JR. Mesh repair of a coccygeal hernia via an abdominal approach. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2000;82:113-115.Full text  Abstract

40. McClenahan JE, Fisher B. Herniation of the rectum following coccygectomy. Am J Surg. 1951;82:288-289. Abstract

41. Saris SC, Silver JM, Vieira JF, et al. Sacrococcygeal rhizotomy for perineal pain. Neurosurgery. 1986;19:789-793. Abstract

42. Albrektsson B. Sacral rhizotomy in cases of ano-coccygeal pain. A follow-up of 24 cases. Acta Orth Scand. 1981;52:187-190. Abstract

43. Khan SA, Kumar A, Varshney MK, et al. Dextrose prolotherapy for recalcitrant coccygodynia. J Orth Surg (Hong Kong). 2008;16:27-29. Abstract

44. Foye P, Buttaci CJ, Stitik TP, et al. Successful injection for coccyx pain. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2006;85:783-784. Abstract

45. Buttaci CJ, Foye PM, Stitik TP. Coccydynia successfully treated with ganglion impar blocks: a case series. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2005;84:218.

46. Atim A, Ergin A, Bilgiç S, et al. Pulsed radiofrequency in the treatment of coccygodynia. Agri. 2011;23:1-6.Full text  Abstract

47. Gopal H, McCrory C. Coccygodynia treated by pulsed radio frequency treatment to the Ganglion of Impar: a case series. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2014;27:349-354. Abstract

48. Hodges S, Eck JC, Humphreys SC. A treatment and outcomes analysis of patients with coccydynia. Spine J. 2004;4:138-140. Abstract

49. Doursounian L, Maigne, JY, Faure F, et al. Coccygectomy for instability of the coccyx. Int Orthop. 2004;28:176-179. Abstract

50. Cebesoy O, Guclu B, Kose KC, et al. Coccygectomy for coccygodynia: do we really have to wait? Injury. 2007;38:1183-1188. Abstract

51. Kerr EE, Benson D, Schrot RJ. Coccygectomy for chronic refractory coccygodynia: clinical case series and literature review. J Neurosurg Spine. 2011;14:654-663. Abstract

52. Karadimas EJ, Trypsiannis G, Giannoudis PV. Surgical treatment of coccygodynia: an analytic review of the literature. Eur Spine J. 2011;20:698-705. Abstract

53. García FJ, Franco JD, Marquez R, et al. Posterior hernia of the rectum after coccygectomy. Eur J Surg. 1998;164:793-794. Abstract

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