Open AccessCoccyx Fractures Treated with Intranasal Calcitonin
Author(s) -
Patrick M. Foye
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pain physician
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.31
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2150-1149
pISSN - 1533-3159
DOI - 10.36076/ppj.2014/17/e229
Subject(s) - medicine , coccyx , nasal administration , calcitonin , surgery , pharmacology , sacrum
Background: Treating pain associated with acute coccyx fractures can be challenging.Intranasal calcitonin has been used to treat acute pain after vertebral fracture, and may evenaccelerate fracture healing. However, intranasal calcitonin has never previously been publishedas part of the treatment of acute coccyx fractures.Objective: To examine a series of cases in which intranasal calcitonin was used to treatcoccydynia related to coccyx fractures.Study Design: Case series and literature review.Setting: Outpatient university-based coccyx pain center.Results: After use of intranasal calcitonin, pain levels decreased, adverse events wereminimal, and the medication was generally well tolerated.Limitations: As this is not a randomized control trial, the patients treated with intranasalcalcitonin were not compared to a control group. Additionally, the sample size of 8 patientsis relatively small.Conclusions: We propose that clinicians consider use of intranasal calcitonin for thetreatment of pain due to acute coccyx fractures.Key words: Coccyx, fractures, calcitonin, pain