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Is There Any Treatment For Fracture Of Coccyx Bone?
Question: Is there any treatment if you hit your coxis bone and chip a bone?
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Well looking into the history that you are giving I see that you have fracture your coccyx that is tail bone .
There is no particular guidelines for the treatment of fracture , it is generally individualised according to the fracture severity . The goal is to manage the pain until the bone heals by is own . Due to the location of the coccyx and large number of muscles attached , immobilization of coccyx is very difficult.
Steroid injections or surgery may be considered if extreme pain persists. Surgery is not successful but in rare cases coccygectomy can be undertaken . Usually pain gradually disappears but the pain lasts even after the bone is healed .
I advise you to see an orthopaedician and get yourself evaluated for the severity of fracture so that it can be tackled accordingly .
Take care.
Dr. Shruti
Thank you for posting your query on XXXXXXX
Well looking into the history that you are giving I see that you have fracture your coccyx that is tail bone .
There is no particular guidelines for the treatment of fracture , it is generally individualised according to the fracture severity . The goal is to manage the pain until the bone heals by is own . Due to the location of the coccyx and large number of muscles attached , immobilization of coccyx is very difficult.
Steroid injections or surgery may be considered if extreme pain persists. Surgery is not successful but in rare cases coccygectomy can be undertaken . Usually pain gradually disappears but the pain lasts even after the bone is healed .
I advise you to see an orthopaedician and get yourself evaluated for the severity of fracture so that it can be tackled accordingly .
Take care.
Dr. Shruti
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