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Chronic Coccydynia and Coccygectomy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Coccydynia is persistent pain in the sacrococcygeal region caused by pressure on the coccyx lasting more than three months. It was treated conservatively and may mandate surgical management in the form of coccygectomy if the patient fails conservative treatment. Coccygectomy had been abandoned for a long time due to high complications. Recently, new techniques have been developed to overcome these complications. In this article, we present a case of a 41-year-old male with chronic coccydynia who did not respond to non-operative measures, and surgical management involving coccygectomy was performed with specific intraoperative and postoperative protocols. Further studies are needed to attract more researchers to investigate coccygectomy further.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.71400

Authors: Abdullah Algain, Moyassar Karami, Abdulaziz Kinsara, Mahmood A Qoqandi, Hani Alsulimany

Institutions: King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of Health

Language: English

Topic: Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Subfield: Pharmacology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4403377117