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.

Researchers randomly assigned 40 patients undergoing two-stage revision ACL reconstruction to receive either autologous iliac crest cancellous bone graft for tunnel grafting (control group; n=20 ...

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 ...

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; ...