Currently, autogenous bone grafting is a necessary part of the treatment of various orthopaedic conditions. Obtaining bone from the iliac crest can be associated with significant morbidity.

The iliac crest is the most prominent part of the largest bone in the hip. Learn more about causes of iliac crest pain, treatment, how to recognize it, and exercises.

Trauma or fracture to the ilium bone. The iliac crest can be damaged because of a traumatic experience such as a car accident or a bad fall, causing you to feel pain in your hip area or lower back.

PHILADELPHIA — Few studies have examined bone graft harvest site complications, but a new prospective study has now identified a relatively high rate of persistent pain and morbidity after iliac ...

KOLOA, Hawaii — Reamer-irrigator-aspirator bone grafts can be used similarly to iliac crest bone grafts for the treatment of knee and hip fractures, according to a presenter at Orthopedics Today ...

This study was to describe the use of inverted-L osteotomy of ramus and iliac bone graft for the management of mandibular deficiency in adult patients. From 2008 to 2010, 11 patients (aged 19 to ...

Iliac Crest Autogenous Bone Grafting: Donor Site Complications, , Georgia Hand and Microsurgery Clinic, Atlanta, Ga. J South Orthop Assoc. 2000;9(2) In This Article. Abstract and Introduction; ...