A coccyx fracture, also called a broken tailbone, occurs when the bottom tip of the spinal column breaks, according to Physiopedia. Coccyx fractures are often hard to find on imaging and may not be ...

Sacral colpopexy, also known as sacrocolpopexy or sacrospinous colpopexy, is a surgical procedure used to correct pelvic organ prolapse in women. When the muscles around a woman’s pelvis weaken, the ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: My tailbone has been hurting for the past few weeks. I have read that it takes a while to heal, but is there anything I can do in the meantime to lessen the pain? At what point would ...

A pelvic fracture is a break in one or more of the bones in the pelvis. This includes the sacrum, coccyx, ilium, ischium, and pubis. The type of pelvic fracture a person has may depend on the trauma ...