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. 2010 Nov 3;20(5):698–705. doi: 10.1007/s00586-010-1617-1

Table 2.

Coccygectomy surgical suggestion

Key [10] Coccygectomy performed from proximal to distal
Gardner [11] Coccygectomy performed from distal (tip) to proximal with the advocate disadvantage that the surgeon works blindly and that increases the risk of rectal injuries
Postacchini and Massobrio [7] Coccyx can be removed either totally or partially with comparable good results
Bilgic et al. [12] Prevalence of the sub-periosteal resection compared with coccygectomy