Tailbone pain: How can I relieve it? - Mayo Clinic Tailbone pain is pain in or around the bony structure at the bottom of the spine This part of the spine is called the coccyx Tailbone pain is sometimes called coccydynia or coccygodynia Tailbone pain can be caused by injury to the coccyx during a fall It may also result from sitting for a long time on a hard or narrow surface
Pilonidal cyst - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic A pilonidal (pie-low-NIE-dul) cyst is an unusual pocket in the skin that usually contains hair and skin debris The cyst is almost always near the tailbone at the top of the buttocks Pilonidal cysts usually occur when hair punctures the skin and then becomes embedded If a pilonidal cyst becomes
Sacroiliitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Sacroiliac joints The sacroiliac joints link the pelvis and lower spine These two joints are made up of the bony structure above the tailbone, known as the sacrum, and the top part of the pelvis, known as the ilium
Dolor de cóccix: ¿cómo aliviarlo? - Mayo Clinic El dolor en el coxis es un tipo de dolor en la estructura ósea de la parte inferior de la columna vertebral o alrededor de esta Esta parte de la columna vertebral se conoce como coxis El dolor en el coxis suele llamarse coccidinia o coccigodinia, y puede deberse a una lesión en el coxis durante
Bone cancer - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Different types of bone cancers exist Some types of bone cancers mostly happen in children Other types happen mostly in adults Common bone cancer treatments include surgery, radiation and chemotherapy The best treatment for your bone cancer depends on the type of bone cancer, which bone is affected and other factors
Osteomyelitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Bone death, also called osteonecrosis An infection in your bone can block blood flow within the bone, leading to bone death If you have areas where bone has died, you need surgery to remove the dead tissue for antibiotics to work Septic arthritis Infection within bones can spread into a nearby joint Impaired growth
Chordoma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Chordoma is a rare type of bone cancer that starts as a growth of cells in the bones of the spine or the skull It most often forms where the skull sits atop the spine, called the skull base, or at the bottom of the spine, called the sacrum Chordoma begins in cells that help form the spine before birth
Bedsores (pressure ulcers) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo . . . - Mayo Clinic Bedsores fall into one of several stages based on their depth, how serious they are and other features The degree of skin and tissue damage ranges from inflamed, unbroken skin to a deep injury involving muscle and bone Common sites of pressure ulcers For people who use wheelchairs, bedsores often occur on skin over these areas: Tailbone or
Chondrosarcoma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Other bone diseases Ollier's disease and Maffucci's syndrome are conditions that cause noncancerous bone growths (enchondromas) in the body These growths sometimes transform into chondrosarcoma
Sacrectomy: Treating a challenging tumor - Mayo Clinic With primary malignant tumors of the sacrum, Mayo Clinic orthopedic oncologists must thoroughly and thoughtfully counsel patients regarding the difficult complications inherent to aggressive removal of this type of cancer Sacrectomy, partial or total, is the gold standard treatment for these tumors