Sacral dimples

The sacral dimple (also known as the coccyx dimple) is an indentation in the skin between the anus and sacrum ( os sacrum ). It can look like a second anus.

It is medically relevant that the spinal canal can be extended or open here . As long as the spine is not open and the spinal cord swims unhindered in the spinal fluid (e.g. no adhesion), this is generally medically harmless.

literature

• Axel Hübler, Gerhard Jorch : Neonatology: The medicine of premature and full term babies. Thieme, Stuttgart 2010. ISBN 978-3-13-160841-3 . P. 603ff.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ertan Mayatepek: Pediatrics. Urban & Fischer, 2007. ISBN 9783437435607 . P. 90