Comparison of Midline and Paramedian Approaches in Coccygectomy

02 February 2026 : Clinical Research

Mehmet Akif Çaçan^{ABCDEF 1}, Salih Karaca^{ABDEF 1*}, Kadir Uzel^{ACEF 1}, Ömer Serdar Hakyemez^{ABCDE 2}

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.950331

Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e950331

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Table 3 Surgical and postoperative outcomes and functional results.

	Midline group	Paramedian group	P value
Operative duration (mean minutes)	52.22	50.87	0.552
Intraoperative bleeding (mean mL)	59.17	53.70	0.124
Postop wound infection	4 (22.2%)	1 (4.3%)	0.169
Postop wound dehiscence	5 (27.8%)	0	0.01
Complete healing duration (mean months)	5.12	4.46	0.101
Preop VAS score	8	8.3	0.255
3-Month VAS score	4.06	3.22	0.045
6-Month VAS score	1.22	0.65	0.139
Preop ODI score	33.61	33.65	0.989
3-Month ODI score	15.67	13.04	0.095
6-Month ODI score	6.50	6.22	0.858
VAS – visual analog scale; ODI – Oswestry Disability Index.

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