5-Minute Emergency Consult
Spine Injury: Coccyx
Basics
Description
Description
- Usually results from a fall that ends with the victim in sitting position
- Fall usually occurs from standing height
- Can occur during labor and delivery, mostly during labor which requires the use of instruments
- More common in women
Etiology
Etiology
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Citation
Schaider, Jeffrey J., et al., editors. "Spine Injury: Coccyx." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 6th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307393/all/Spine_Injury:_Coccyx.
Spine Injury: Coccyx. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2020. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307393/all/Spine_Injury:_Coccyx. Accessed December 18, 2024.
Spine Injury: Coccyx. (2020). In Schaider, J. J., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Wolfe, R. E., Barkin, A. Z., Shayne, P., & Rosen, P. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (6th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307393/all/Spine_Injury:_Coccyx
Spine Injury: Coccyx [Internet]. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, Wolfe RER, Barkin AZA, Shayne PP, Rosen PP, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2020. [cited 2024 December 18]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307393/all/Spine_Injury:_Coccyx.
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