"Coccyx" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The last bone in the VERTEBRAL COLUMN in tailless primates considered to be a vestigial tail-bone consisting of three to five fused VERTEBRAE.
| Descriptor ID |
D003050
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.834.229
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Coccyx" by people in Profiles.
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Kikuta S, Iwanaga J, Watanabe K, Haladaj R, Wysiadecki G, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. Posterior Sacrococcygeal Plexus: Application to Spine Surgery and Better Understanding Low-Back Pain. World Neurosurg. 2020 Mar; 135:e567-e572.
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Elkhashab Y, Ng A. A Review of Current Treatment Options for Coccygodynia. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2018 Mar 19; 22(4):28.
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Gatalica Z, Wang L, Lucio ET, Miettinen M. Glomus coccygeum in surgical pathology specimens: small troublemaker. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1999 Oct; 123(10):905-8.