Injury to the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (Bernhardt's syndrome) or meralgia paresthetica occurs after harvest of the bone from the anterior iliac crest. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is a ...

Use of iliac crest bone grafts for spinal fusions led to increased length of hospital stay, increased postoperative blood transfusions and extended operative times, according to study findings.

An investigation of morbidity experienced by patients following iliac crest graft procedures for augmentation of the maxilla or mandible. When treatment options are being discussed with a patient, it ...

Q: Hip Aches - Iliac Crest: I have been running for about 8 months now and have worked my way up to five mile jogs from half mile jogs back in January. For the last month or so my hips (the top side ...

Question: I was diagnosed with apophysitis of the growth plate on my iliac crest. I unfortunately did not know I had this injury for the longest time so I kept coming back on it too fast and ...

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This patient, a smoker with cervical spondylotic myeloradiculopathy, had required a C4–C5 anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with a tricortical autograft harvested with a sagittal saw and ...

If a morcellized autograft is obtained through a separate incision, such as the iliac bone crest, use CPT 20937 and 38220-59. Learn more about Ellis Medical Consulting. The information provided should ...

(HealthDay News) – Waist circumference measured midway (WC-mid) between the lowest ribs and the iliac crest better defines risks associated with central obesity than does waist circumference measured ...

With the patient side-lying, the examiner applies lateral pelvic pressure in an attempt to reproduce posterior sacroiliac joint pain. With the patient side-lying, flexion of one hip causes ...