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Fell on my coccyx 1 yr ago.accentuated angulation as mri.cant sit straight.numbness in the end of tights.lower back pain.med reduce pain but no heal?

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Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Inject: The two more aggressive options are usually to consider an injection into the tailbone itself of cortisone, which can sometimes help rather dramatically; or to surgically excise the tip of the tailbone.

Answered 10/29/2016

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A member asked:

Fell on my coccyx 1 yr ago.accentuated angulation as mri.cant sit straight.numbness in the end of tights.lower back pain.med reduce pain but no heal?

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Dr. Edward Hellman answered

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