OBJECTIVE A review of the literature on coccygectomy and our patients was performed to assess the effectiveness of coccygectomy for chronic refractory coccygodynia. METHODS An English language PubMed search was conducted with the terms "coccygodynia" and "coccygectomy" from January 1980 to January 2012. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records and performed telephone questionnaire on 6...

Background: There are many conservative interventions to reduce the symptoms of coccydynia, but it is not clear which treatment can be more effective. The aim of this review study was to evaluate the types of conservative interventions and the effectiveness of each of them in reducing coccydynia symptoms. Methods: This systematic review was carried out based on PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Item...

I commend Jaiswal et al on the highly illustrative case report entitled ‘Precoccygeal epidermal inclusion cyst presenting as coccygodynia’, published in your journal.(1) As the Director of the Coccyx Pain Service at a medical university, I wholeheartedly applaud the stepwise and thorough evaluation that these authors have provided for their patient, including obtaining a detailed history, perfo...

BACKGROUND The sacrococcygeal morphology of Arabs and Europeans has been studied using computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging to determine the cause of coccydynia. Studies have suggested differences in sacrococcygeal morphology among ethnic groups. However, there are no data on the sacrococcygeal anatomy of Koreans. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of 606 pelvic C...