Orthopaedic Surgeon Questions

Tailbone pain

Fell on my tailbone 2 years ago during snowboarding. Been having pain since and didn’t think it’s related until I got my CT scan. Is it a fracture ? My right leg has nerve pain as well. Pain is the worst when laying down.

Female | 27 years old
Complaint duration: 2 years
Medications: None
Conditions: Tailbone pain, right leg pain

3 Answers

Probably an old fracture.If you are thin it’s easy to aggravate pain.Consider a cortisone injection.
Likely from a lumbar spine issue.
I would recommend also obtaining an MRI of Lumbar spine to make sure we are not missing a disc herniation as the source of leg pain. There is a minimally displaced fracture based on this CT picture.