Tailbone (Coccyx) Injury (cont.)
Medical Author:
Steven Doerr, MD
Steven Doerr, MDSteven Doerr, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician. Dr. Doerr received his undergraduate degree in Spanish from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He graduated with his Medical Degree from the University Of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado in 1998 and completed his residency training in Emergency Medicine from Denver Health Medical Center in Denver, Colorado in 2002, where he also served as Chief Resident. Medical Editor:
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical EditorMelissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology. IN THIS ARTICLE
Authors and EditorsAuthor:Steven E Doerr, MD, Emergency Physician, Lutheran Medical Center, Wheatridge, Colorado.Editor: Melissa Conrad Stoppler, MD Previous contributing authors and editors:
Coauthor(s): Erik D Barton, MD, MS, Associate Director, Assistant Professor,
Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah Health Sciences Center. Last Editorial Review: 10/17/2007 Next Page: (Page 12 of 13) Viewer Comments & ReviewsTaibone Injury - TreatmentThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:What was the treatment for your tailbone injury? Tailbone (Coccyx) Injury - Recovery TimesThe eMedicineHealth physician editors asked:What was the recovery time for your tailbone injury? Tailbone (Coccyx) Injury - Describe Your InjuryThe eMedicineHealth physician editors asked:Please describe your tailbone injury. |
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