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Look to Pelvis Code in this Coccyx Case

Published on Tue Jul 05, 2022

Question: Parents brought their 6-year-old child into the emergency department (ED) following a fall at a local playground. The patient’s parents stated the child went down a slide quickly, was unable to stop themselves at the end, and landed hard on their tailbone. Following a physical evaluation in the ED, the physician ordered X-rays to check for a tailbone fracture. The [...]
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