Steroids further improve ganglion impar blocks for coccyx pain (tailbone pain)

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Foye, Patrick M. (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School) ;
Araujo, Marielle R (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School) ;
Sidhu, Gurbind Jussa S (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School)

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