Tailbone trauma - aftercare: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

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Tailbone trauma - aftercare: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

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Tailbone trauma - aftercare

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Tailbone trauma - aftercare

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A group of three to five small bones called the coccyx is at the base of your spine. When you have a tailbone injury, you have bruised or fractured one of these bones.