Papers in order of first author on this page - also available in date order
1994 - Albrecht S, Hicks MJ, Antalffy B. Intracoccygeal and pericoccygeal glomus bodies and their relationship to coccygodynia.
1981 - Albrektsson B. Sacral rhizotomy in cases of ano-coccygeal pain. A follow-up of 24 cases.
1936 - Baastrup C. Strahlentherapie. 56: 184. Roentgenbehandiung von kokzygodnic. No abstract available
1980 - Bar Maor JA, Kesner KM, Kaftori JK. Human tails.
1980 - Barkan MB. Klinicheskaia meditsina. Jan, 58: 1, 96-101 [In Russian]. Coccygodynia. No abstract available
1984 - Bayne O, Bateman JE, Cameron HU. The influence of etiology on the results of coccygectomy.
1992 - Beck DE, Wexner SD. (Book) McGraw-Hill. 218-20. Fundamentals of Anorectal Surgery. No abstract available
1999 - Benson, ER, Steven F. Schutzer. Posttraumatic Piriformis Syndrome: Diagnosis and Results of Operative Treatment.
1981 - Benvenuti R, Orlandi S, Pellegrini F. Archivio italiano di scienze mediche tropicali e di parassitologia. Oct, 138: 4, 603-7 [In Italian]. Coccygectomy. Clinico-statistical review of 28 cases. No abstract available
2001 - Bo K, Lilleas F, Talseth T, Hedland H. Dynamic MRI of the pelvic floor muscles in an upright sitting position.
1991 - Boeglin ER Jr. Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume. Nov, 73: 6, 1009 Coccydynia [letter; comment]. No abstract available
1964 - Borgia C. Military Medicine. 129: 335-8. Coccygodynia: its diagnosis and treatment. No abstract available
2004 - Brusko AT, Nosov AT, Shevchuk AV. Morphofunctional changes of coccyx area in post-traumatic coccygodynia.
2004 - Chan, CE, Raj Mitra, Douglas G. Chang. Treatment of coccydynia with a 5% lidocaine patch: a case report.
1986 - Christensen F, Luxhj T. Ugeskrift for laeger. Mar, 148: 12, 717-8 [In Danish]. Coccygodynia treated by excision of the coccyx. No abstract available
2002 - Chueire, AC, Filho, GC, De Souza, LB. Coccygodynia: Surgical treatment. Full paper
2003 - Cooper, G, Lee, MS, Lutz, GE. Fracture of coccyx during childbirth: a case report of an unusual cause of coccygodynia.
2003 - De Andrés, J, Chaves, S. Coccygodynia: A proposal for an algorithm for treatment.
1990 - Dehaine V, Wechsler B, Ziza JM, de Gennes C, Robain G, Fohanno D, Metzger J, Godeau P. Coccygodynia disclosing Tarlov's cysts.
2004 - Dennell LV, Nathan S. Coccygeal retroversion.
2004 - Doursounian L, Maigne J-Y, Faure F, Chatellier G. Coccygectomy for instability of the coccyx.
1982 - Duhamel J, Garrigues JM, Romand Heuyer Y, Robert R, Longgreen C. Primitive ano-rectal neuralgia. Atypical cases.
1937 - Duncan G. Archives of surgery. 37: 1088-104. Painful coccyx. No abstract available
1991 - Duncan L, Halverson J, DeSchryver-Kecskemeti K. Glomus tumor of the coccyx. A curable cause of coccygodynia.
1991 - Editorial. Lancet. 337, page 1386, June 08. Tail piece. No abstract available
1938 - Edwards M. American Journal of Surgery. 42: 591-4. Trauma of the coccyx and coccygodynia. No abstract available
1910 - Ely L. Journal of the American Medical Association. 44: 968. Coccygodynia. No abstract available
1988 - Eng JB, Rymaszewski L, Jepson K. Coccygectomy.
1982 - Erdman LH. Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association. Nov, 78: 11, 609-10. Sacro-coccygectomy for chronic anal fistulous abscess. No abstract available
1981 - Evans PJ, Lloyd JW, Jack TM. Cryoanalgesia for intractable perineal pain.
1995 - Falzoni P, Boldorini R, Zilioli M, Sorrentino G. The human tail. Report of a case of coccygeal retroposition in childhood.
2005 - Feldbrin Z, Singer M, Keynan O, Rzetelny V, Hendel D. Coccygectomy for intractable coccygodynia.
2001 - Finsen V. Corticosteroid injection for coccygodynia.
1998 - Florete, OG. Cryoablative Procedure For Back Pain. Full paper
2004 - Fogel GR, Cunningham PY 3rd, Esses SI. Coccygodynia: evaluation and management.
2005 - Foye PM, Buttaci CJ, Stitik TP. Coccydynia Successfully Treated with Ganglion Impar Blocks: A Case Series.
1999 - Franzmayr, C. Therapies successful on pain in coccygeal area. Full paper
1985 - Frazier LM. North Carolina Medical Journal. Apr, 46: 4, 209-12. Coccydynia: a tail of woe. No abstract available
1998 - García FJ; Franco JD; Márquez R; Martínez JA European journal of surgery / Acta chirurgica. Oct, 164: 10, 793-4. Posterior hernia of the rectum after coccygectomy. No abstract available
1972 - Gardner, RC. An improved technic of coccygectomy.
1989 - Gataullin IG, Samitov OSh. Acupuncture reflex therapy in the treatment of coccygodynia.
1985 - Gaudenzi A, Sangregorio P, Valenti C. Archivio "Putti" di chirurgia degli organi di movimento. 35: 149-56. Coccygectomy: case histories and results. No abstract available
1990 - Gemsenjäger E. Pain of the pelvic floor.
1993 - Ger GC, Wexner SD, Jorge JM, Lee E, Amaranath LA, Heymen S, Nogueras JJ, Jagelman DG. Evaluation and treatment of chronic intractable rectal pain--a frustrating endeavor.
1995 - Grosso NP, van Dam BE. Total coccygectomy for the relief of coccygodynia: a retrospective review.
1978 - Gunn, CC, W.E. Milbrandt, A.S. Little, K.E. Mason. Dry-Needling of Muscle Motor Points for Chronic Low-Back Pain.
1998 - Hall, JA. The Role Of Radiofrequency Facet Denervation In Chronic Low Back Pain. Full paper
1937 - Hamsa W. Journal of the Iowa State Medical society. 27: 154-6. Coccygodynia: a study of the end-result of treatment. No abstract available
1990 - Hellberg S, Strange-Vognsen HH. Coccygodynia treated by resection of the coccyx.
2004 - Heller, M. The coccyx. Full paper
1937 - Hobart, M. H. S. Surgical clinics of North America. p. 579 Manipulative treatment of coccygodynia. No abstract available
1979 - Hodge J. Medical Trial Technique Quarterly. 25: 277-84. Clinical management of coccygodynia. No abstract available
2004 - Hodges SD, Eck JC, Humphreys SC. A treatment and outcomes analysis of patients with coccydynia.
1995 - Holubec, J. Coccygodynia.
1959 - Howorth B. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 14: 145-60. The painful coccyx. No abstract available
1998 - Hudson, CH. Neurosurgical Treatment Of Intractable Pain. Full paper
2002 - Islam MK. Child with a tail.
1981 - Johnson PH. Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society. Mar, 77: 10, 421-4. Coccygodynia. No abstract available
1936 - Johnson, H. F. Nebraska State Medical Journal. 21: 451, Derangements of the coccyx. No abstract available
1997 - Jones ME, Shoaib A, Bircher MD. Injury. Oct, 28: 8, 549-50. A case of coccygodynia due to coccygeal fracture secondary to parturition. No abstract available
1976 - Jurmand SH. Revue du Rhumatisme et des Maladies Ostéoarticulaires. 43: 217-220 Les injections péridurales dans le traitement de la coccygodynie. No abstract available
2003 - Kaneki, T, Koyama, S, Shuichi Wada, S, Matsuda Y, Mori H, Kuraishi A, Fujisawa T, Kawashima A, Koizumi T Kubo K. Hemorrhagic rectal ulcer caused by a deformity of the coccyx complicated by normal delivery.
2004 - Karalezli K, Iltar S, Irgit K, Karalezli N, Karakoc Y, Aydogan N. Coccygectomy in the treatment of coccygodynia.
2005 - Kaushal R, Bhanot A, Luthra S, Gupta PN, Sharma RB. Intrapartum coccygeal fracture, a cause for postpartum coccydynia: a case report.
1978 - Kepski A, Rudnicki S. Arachnoid cyst of the cauda equina: a contribution to the etiology of coccygodynia.
1980 - Kersey PJ. Non-operative management of coccygodynia.
1937 - Key J. Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume. 19: 759-64. Operative treatment of coccygodynia. No abstract available
1999 - Kim NH, Suk KS. Clinical and radiological differences between traumatic and idiopathic coccygodynia. Full paper
2004 - Kim WY, Han CW, Kim YH. Joystick reduction and percutaneous pinning for an acutely anteriorly dislocated coccyx: a case report.
1979 - Kinnett J. Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume. 61: 299. An obscure cause of coccygodynia. No abstract available
1933 - Kleckner, M. S. Transactions of the American Proctological Society. p. 100 Coccygodynia, the present day interpretation and treatment. No abstract available
1987 - Kovbasenko LA, Kurochkin IuF. Klinicheskaia khirurgiia. 12, 33-4 [In Russian]. Clinico-anatomical aspects of treating coccygodynia. No abstract available
2001 - Krasin E, Nirkin A, Issakov J, Rabau M, Meller I. Carcinoid tumor of the coccyx: case report and review of the literature.
2003 - Kuthuru, MR, Kabbara, AI, Oldenburg, PF, Boswell, MV, Rosenberg, SKArchives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Coccygeal pain relief after transsacrococcygeal block of the ganglion impar under fluoroscopy: a case report.
1966 - Lièvre JA, Attali P. Journal belge de rhumatologie et de medecine physique / Belgisch tijdschrift voor reumatologie en fysische geneeskunde. Sep-Oct 21: 243-58 Study on coccygodynia (based on 107 cases). No abstract available
2004 - Lithwick, NH. Correspondence - Coccygodynia: Evaluation and Management.
1985 - Lourie J, Young S. British Journal of Clinical Practice. Jun, 39: 6, 247-8. Avascular necrosis of the coccyx: a cause of coccydynia? Case report and histological findings in 16 patients. No abstract available
1993 - Maciejczak A, Radek A. Sacral meningeal cyst as a cause of chronic pain related to perineal, sacral and pelvic regions.
1992 - Maigne J-Y, Guedj S, Fautrel B. Coccygodynia: value of dynamic lateral x-ray films in sitting position.
1994 - Maigne J-Y, Guedj S, Straus C. Idiopathic coccygodynia. Lateral roentgenograms in the sitting position and coccygeal discography.
1992 - Maigne JY, Molinie V, Fautrel B. Revue de Medecine Orthopedique. 28: 34-35 Anatomie des disques coccygiens. No abstract available
1996 - Maigne J-Y, Tamalet B. Standardized radiologic protocol for the study of common coccygodynia and characteristics of the lesions observed in the sitting position. Clinical elements differentiating luxation, hypermobility, and normal mobility.
1992 - Maigne J-Y. Revue du Rhumatisme et des Maladies Ostéoarticulaires. Coccygodynie: intérêt des clichés dynamiques. No abstract available
1961 - Maigne R. (Book) Expansion Scientifique Francaise, 3rd ed. Paris. 180. Les Manipulations Vertebrales. No abstract available
1996 - Maigne R. (Book) Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins. 339-40. Diagnosis and treatment of pain of vertebral origin: a manual medicine approach. No abstract available
2005 - Maigne, J-Y, Chatellier, G, Archambeaud, M, Novotny, M. Treatment of chronic coccydynia (CC) by intrarectal manipulation. A randomized single-blinded study.
2001 - Maigne, J-Y, Chatellier, G. Comparison of Three Manual Coccydynia Treatments: A Pilot Study.
2000 - Maigne, J-Y, Doursounian, L, Chatellier, G. Causes and Mechanisms of Common Coccydynia. Role of Body Mass Index and Coccygeal Trauma.
2000 - Maigne, J-Y, Lagauche, D, Chatellier, G. Instability of the coccyx in coccydynia.
2001 - Maigne, J-Y. Management of Common Coccygodynia. Full paper
1998 - Maigne, J-Y. Treatment strategies for coccydynia. Full paper
1988 - Maroy B. Spontaneous and evoked coccygeal pain in depression.
1996 - Marx, FA. Coccydynia/Levator Syndrome, A Therapeutic Test. Full paper
1967 - Mays KS et al. Anaesthesia and Analgesia. 66: 417-20 Local analgesia without anaesthesia using peripheral perineural morphine injections. No abstract available
2004 - Mazza L, Formento E, Fonda G. Anorectal and perineal pain: new pathophysiological hypothesis.
1952 - Mennell JB. (Book) London: Churchill. The science and Art of Joint Manipulation. No abstract available
1983 - Montero Matamala A, Mehta M. Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion. Mar, 30: 2, 52-3 [In Spanish]. Coccygodynia: treatment by selective neurolytic block. No abstract available
1990 - Mszwidobadze M, Alborow G. Tactics in management of coccygodynia.
1999 - Mukhamedrakhimov, R.R. Smakaev, R.U. CT-diagnosis of traumatic injury of sacro-coccygeal joint.
1992 - Nakamura A, Inoue Y, Ishihara T, Matsunaga W, Ono T. Acquired coccygeal nodule due to repeated stimulation by a bicycle saddle.
1991 - Naryshev IT. Meditsinskaia sestra. Feb, 50: 2, 29-31 [In Russian]. Physical treatment methods in coccygodynia. No abstract available
1991 - Nelson DA. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine. 34: 229-238 Idiopathic coccygodynia and lumbar disk disease: Historical correlations and clinical cautions. No abstract available
1980 - Nittner K. Stimulation of conus-epiconus with pisces. Further indications.
1939 - Nixon, Edwin. A. Coccygodynia.
1939 - Nott E. American Journal of Surgery. 44: 390. Coccygodynia. No abstract available
1985 - Nutz V, Stelzner F. Glomus tumor as a cause of coccygodynia.
1990 - OKeefe RJ, Jones JA, Hurwitz SR. Bilateral sacroiliac joint fracture-dislocation requiring late coccygectomy: a case report.
1981 - Pambakian H. Smith MA. Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume. 63-B: 424-6 Glomus tumours of the coccygeal body associated with coccydynia. No abstract available
2003 - Pennekamp PH, Kraft CN, Wallny T, Schmitt O, Diedrich O. Coccygectomy in the treatment of coccygodynia.
2003 - Perkins R, Schofferman J, Reynolds J. Coccygectomy for severe refractory sacrococcygeal joint pain.
1988 - Peyton FW. Indiana Medicine. Aug, 81: 8, 697-8. Coccygodynia in women. No abstract available
1992 - Poggi A, Fanchini P, Fara B. Case report: application of peridural stimulation in a case of intractable coccygodynia.
1999 - Polkinghorn BS, Colloca CJ. Chiropractic treatment of coccygodynia via instrumental adjusting procedures using activator methods chiropractic technique.
1992 - Polsdorfer, R. Three Case Studies: Coccydynia And The Orthopaedic Rectal Examination. Full paper
1981 - Porter K, Kahn M, Piggot H. Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume. 63: 635-6. Coccygodynia: retrospective review. No abstract available
1983 - Postacchini F, Massobrio M. Idiopathic coccygodynia.
1957 - Powers J. Southern Medical Journal. 50: 675-8. Coccygectomy. No abstract available
1982 - Pozhariskii VF. Fel'dsher i akusherka. 47: 7, 53-4 [In Russian]. Coccygodynia. No abstract available
1981 - Prokopev NIa. Fel'dsher i akusherka. 46: 1, 58-9 [In Russian]. Traumatic coccygodynia. No abstract available
1957 - Pyper J. Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume. 39: 733-7. Excision of the coccyx for coccygodynia. No abstract available
2003 - Ramsey ML, Toohey JS, Neidre A, Stromberg LJ, Roberts DA. Coccygodynia: treatment.
1988 - Reichel G Gaerisch F, Jr. Zentralblatt fur Neurochirurgie. 49: 178-84 Piriformis syndrome. A contribution to the differential diagnosis of lumbago and coccygodynia. No abstract available
1988 - Reichel G, Gaerisch F Jr. Piriformis syndrome. A contribution to the differential diagnosis of lumbago and coccygodynia.
1962 - Renoult M. Medical University of Paris thesis, Paris. La Coccygodynie, Algie Statique. No abstract available
2004 - Riot FM, Goudet P, Mouraux JP, Cougard P. Levator ani syndrome, functional intestinal disorders and articular abnormalities of the pelvis, the place of osteopathic treatment.
1997 - Rosenberg JM, Harrell C, Ristic H, Werner RA, de Rosayro AM. The effect of gabapentin on neuropathic pain.
1998 - Rowe, DS. Neurolytic Techniques For Pain Management. Full paper
1995 - Rubayi S, Doyle BS. The gluteus maximus muscle-splitting myocutaneous flap for treatment of sacral and coccygeal pressure ulcers.
1996 - Rush J. Current Orthopaedics. 10 128-131. Coccydynia. No abstract available
1984 - Ryan JA Jr. Gracilis muscle flap for the persistent perineal sinus of inflammatory bowel disease.
2000 - Ryder I, Alexander J. Coccydynia: a woman's tail.
1988 - Saluja PG. Journal of Anatomy. 156: 11-15 The incidence of ossification of the sacrococcygeal joint. No abstract available
1986 - Saris SC et al. Sacrococcygeal rhizotomy for perineal pain.
2005 - Schechter, D, Smith, A. Back pain as a distraction pain syndrome. Full paper
1997 - Shaposhnikov VI. Surgical treatment of coccygodynia.
1861 - Simpson JY. Medical Times and Gazette. 1: 317 Removal of the coccyx and coccygodynia [letter]. No abstract available
1859 - Simpson JY. Medical Times and Gazette. 40: 1-7. Clinical lectures on the diseases of women. Lecture XVII. Coccygodynia and diseases and deformities of the coccyx. No abstract available
1977 - Sinaki M, Merritt JL, Stillwell GK. Tension myalgia of the pelvic floor.
2004 - Smolenski, A, Fine, J. Coccygodynia secondary to hypermobile coccyx in a 67 year old female: A case report.
1967 - Stern FH. Journal of the American Geriatric Society. 15: 100-102 Idiopathic coccygodynia among the geriatric population. No abstract available
1985 - Stoshak ML, Mortimer EA Jr. Pediatrics. Jul, 76: 1, 138. Jean seam coccygodynia [letter]. No abstract available
1985 - Suduca P. Anorectal neuralgias.
1976 - Tavel L. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 75: 1068-70. Coccygodynia and proctalgia fugax. No abstract available
1937 - Thicle G. Journal of the American Medical Association. 109: 1271-4. Coccygodynia and pain in the superior gluteal region. No abstract available
1963 - Thiele GH. Diseases of the colon and rectum. 6: 422-36. Coccygodynia. No abstract available
1986 - Tilscher H, Kantor H, Gangl W, Bogner G. Coccygodynia - a diagnostic and therapeutic problem in orthopedics.
1966 - Tilscher H. Problem der Orthopadie A Ortho. 124: 628-32 Die coccygodynie: ein diagnostisches und therapeutisches. No abstract available
1989 - Traycoff RB, Crayton H, Dodson R. Sacrococcygeal pain syndromes: diagnosis and treatment.
2000 - Tupa, F, Miroslav Tichý. Shortening of the pelvic floor muscles influences the position of the sacral bone and causes asymmetrical movement of the sacroiliac joints.
2000 - Vacek, J, M. Veverkova, V. Janda, V. Bezvodova, P. Dvorakova. The Painful Coccyx and its Influence on the Movement Pattern for Hip Extension.
1999 - Valen B, Bringedal K. Coccygectomy for coccygodynia.
1981 - Vitiugov IA, Kotenko VV, Stepanov VS, Bykov SV, Moiseev AL. Ortopediia travmatologiia i protezirovanie. Dec, 12, 10-3 [In Russian]. Traumatic coccygodynia (pathogenesis and combined treatment). No abstract available
1993 - Walters PJ. In: Plaugher G, Lopes MA, eds. Textbook of Clinical Chiropractic: A Specific Biomechanical Approach. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins. 150-89. Pelvis. No abstract available
1987 - Ward T, Snooks SJ, Croft RJ. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. Oct, 80: 10, 651-2. Perianal pain and swelling due to a pre-coccygeal tumour. No abstract available
1937 - Waters, E. G. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 33: 531 A consideration of the types and treatment of Coccygodynia. No abstract available
1943 - Watson-Jones R. (Book) 3rd ed. Vol. 1. Edinburgh: E, S. Livingstone Ltd. p.253. Fracture and joint injuries. No abstract available
1997 - Wesselmann U, Burnett AL, Heinberg LJ. The urogenital and rectal pain syndromes.
1996 - Wesselmann U, Reich SG. The dynias.
1886 - Whitehead, W Lancet. Volume 128, Issue 3281, 17 July, Pages 112-113 Excision of the coccyx. No abstract available
1943 - Wilensky T. American Journal of Surgery. 59: 44-9. The levator ani, coccygeus and piriformis muscles. Agents in the causation of coccygodynia, superior gluteal pain and sciatic syndrome. No abstract available
2004 - Wood KB, Mehbod AA. Operative treatment for coccygodynia.
1998 - Wooley J, Kemper, C. Hypothesis: is sacrococcygeal hypomobility related to chronic low back pain and stiffness?
1982 - Wray AR, Templeton J. Coccygectomy: A review of thirty-seven cases.
1991 - Wray CC, Easom S, Hoskinson J. Coccydynia. Aetiology and treatment.
1988 - Yamashita K. Radiological study of 1500 coccyces.
1989 - Yang KC. Cystic sacrococcygeal lesions.
1919 - Yeomans F. Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics. 29: 612. Coccygodynia. No abstract available
1998 - Zapp, M. Somatic And Sympathetic Nerve Blockade. Full paper
1996 - Zayer M. Coccygodynia.
1999 - Zgurzynski P, Manno M. Coccygeal fracture, constipation, convulsion, and confusion: a case report of malignant hypertension in a child.
1984 - Ziegler DK, Batnitzky S. Coccygodynia caused by perineural cyst.
1997 - Zook NL, Zook EG. Repair of a long-standing coccygeal hernia and open wound.
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