[The human tail. Report of a case of coccygeal retroposition in childhood].
The authors explain a little patient's case of coccydynia by back-position of the coccyx; the patient underwent an operation of partial resection with favourable clinical outcome. According to classification, the treated case corresponds to vestigial tail.
Falzoni
P
P
Facoltà di Medicina, Università degli Studi - Novara.
Boldorini
R
R
Zilioli
M
M
Sorrentino
G
G
D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003050:Coccyx / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013623:Tail
Osservazione di un caso clinico di retroposizione coccigea in età pediatrica.