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Injury to the buttocks as a result of the action of an external force or energy.
The causes can be a fall, blow, or a straining movement while practicing sports.
The most frequent symptoms are pain, hematoma and inflammation.
The diagnosis is through clinical questioning and physical examination and, if your doctor believes that the coccyx bone may be affected, an x-ray.
The treatment is based on regular analgesics plus rest and reducing the hematoma and inflammation with indirect local cooling.
If the mobility of the leg worsens or pain is very severe or it does not yield with regular painkillers, you should go to an emergency department.
- D. N. Kulund. Lesiones del deportista. Tronco, cadera y muslo. Salvat. 1986. 335-341.
- MedlinePlus. Rockville. 2017. Traumatismo de cóccix; [citado el 21 de junio de 2017]. Disponible en: https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/000008.htm
- CuidatePlus. Madrid. 2017. Cómo aliviar el dolor de coxis; [citado el 21 de junio de 2017]. Disponible en: http://www.cuidateplus.com/enfermedades/musculos-y-huesos/2016/02/16/como-aliviar-dolor-coxis-109506.html
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