The iliac crest is the area where arching bones sit on either side of your pelvis. They look somewhat like wings and extend to your hips and lower back. The iliac crest bones are attached to your ...

The Ilium is the largest of the 3 pelvic (hip) bones. It has2 parts - a large wing shaped upper part called the ala, and a smaller lower part called the body. The iliac crest is the top border of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA — Few studies have examined bone graft harvest site complications, but a new prospective study has now identified a relatively high rate of persistent pain and morbidity after iliac crest ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to recently published results, there was no difference seen in clinical and radiologic outcomes with ...

Iliac vein thrombosis occurs when a blood clot prevents blood from moving through your iliac vein. This blockage may cause pain in your legs and pelvis. According to the Centers for Disease Control ...

This study was to describe the use of inverted-L osteotomy of ramus and iliac bone graft for the management of mandibular deficiency in adult patients. From 2008 to 2010, 11 patients (aged 19 to 29 ...

Q: I am a 46 year old male runner who's been running ~20 years. I've developed an unusual hip pain which is not described in your previous article (Ask the Coaches: Hip Pain). The pain comes only ...

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 ...