PHOENIX — While some surgeons look to percutaneous iliac crest aspirate injections as an alternative to open bone grafting for nonunions, a new study reveals high failure rates with the procedure.

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 ...

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(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...