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 ...

The dorsal and caudal vertebrae of the Sihui Museum specimen Photos: Courtesy of a research team led by Xing Lida from the China University of Geosciences (Beijing) Chinese and Canadian academicians ...

This column describes how to obtain a bone marrow sample by way of aspiration from the iliac crest and proximal humerus of the dog and cat for the assessment and diagnosis of bone marrow disease.

The authors concluded that long-term bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis does not result in increased microdamage of the iliac bone in postmenopausal women, despite reduced bone remodeling.

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 ...