Intercoccygeal angle (illustration)

Case contributed by Patrick O'Shea
Diagnosis not applicable
Diagram

Illustration depicting measurement of the intercoccygeal angle as described by Kim and Suk 1.

On a midline sagittal image, a straight line is drawn bisecting the first coccygeal segment parallel to its long axis. The intercoccygeal angle is formed at the intersection between this line and a similar straight line drawn bisecting the last coccygeal segment 1.

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