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The patient fell on his tailbone and now complains of pain
which is worse with sitting, and perhaps with defecation.
There should be little or no pain with standing but walking
may be uncomfortable. On physical examination, there is
point tenderness, and perhaps deformity of the coccyx, which
is best palpated by a finger in the rectum.
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