Cosmetic deformities after iliac crest bone grafting are usually related to removal of the superior surface of the ilium or to the development of an unsatisfactory scar. A number of recent ...

Another study compared blood loss and transfusion rates among patients undergoing bone graft harvesting using the RIA system, iliac crest bone grafting (ICBG), and proximal tibial curettage (PTC).

These characteristics can be used to assess bone formation: after taking oral tetracycline on two occasions (double labeling), an iliac-crest biopsy is obtained. The rate of bone growth equals the ...

According to published results, free bone graft transfer and the Latarjet procedure demonstrated clinically similar outcomes ...

Autogenous bone grafting is often done in orthopaedic surgery for a variety of conditions. The iliac crest is currently the most common donor site for obtaining autogenous bone graft. We searched ...