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ArticleJournal of pain research2017

An evaluation of two different methods of coccygectomy in patients with traumatic coccydynia.

Hasan Ulas Ogur, Firat Seyfettinoğlu, Ümit Tuhanioğlu, Hakan Cicek, Sefa Zohre

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Article in Journal of pain research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Coccygectomy for refractory coccygodynia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2022
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  10. A novel radiological classification for displaced os coccyx: the Benditz-König classification.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2022
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  11. The Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Chronic Coccydynia.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2020
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  12. Management of coccydynia in the absence of X-ray evidence: Case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Hasan Ulas OgurDepartment of Trauma and Orthopedics, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
Firat SeyfettinoğluDepartment of Trauma and Orthopedics, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
Ümit TuhanioğluDepartment of Trauma and Orthopedics, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
Hakan CicekDepartment of Trauma and Orthopedics, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
Sefa ZohreDepartment of Trauma and Orthopedics, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate the results of partial and total coccyx excisions in patients with traumatic coccydynia resistant to conservative treatment. PATIENTS AND

methodsThe study included 22 patients (from a total of 27) who underwent partial or total coccygectomy because of persistent coccydynia between December 2007 and January 2014. There were 15 females and 7 males with a mean age of 33.6 years (range 23-46 years). Partial coccygectomy was performed in 14 patients and total coccygectomy in 8. They were evaluated according to their pre- and postoperative visual analog scale (VAS) scores. The mean follow-up period was 28 months (range 16-48 months).

resultsThe mean VAS scores in the total excision group were 8.88±0.64 preoperatively and 2.5±2.67 at the final postoperative follow-up examination. In the partial excision group, these values were 8.79±0.89 preoperatively and 2.5±2.85 postoperatively. No statistically significant difference was determined between the two groups with respect to the mean scores (

conclusionCoccyx excision is a successful treatment method in patients with long-term coccydynia who are resistant to conservative treatment. Two different surgical methods can be applied in the treatment and both of them have low complication rates and high patient satisfaction.

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coccyxpartial excisiontotal excisionvisual analog scale

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PMID28442929
PMCPMC5396938
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