"Coccyx" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The last bone in the VERTEBRAL COLUMN in tailless primates considered to be a vestigial tail-bone consisting of three to five fused VERTEBRAE.
| Descriptor ID |
D003050
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.834.229
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Coccyx" by people in Profiles.
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Abnormal umbilical cord Doppler sonograms may predict impending demise in fetuses with sacrococcygeal teratoma. A report of two cases. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2004 Jan-Feb; 19(1):35-9.
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An unusual case of the complete Currarino triad: case report, discussion of the literature and the embryogenic implications. Neurosurgery. 1999 Mar; 44(3):658-62.