Autogenous bone grafting continues to be the most desirable alternative for treatment of a number of common orthopaedic conditions. Autogenous bone graft has the advantage of being accessible ...

A novel synthetic bone graft utilizing submicron-sized needle-shaped surface biphasic calcium phosphate may be superior to ...

These characteristics can be used to assess bone formation: after taking oral tetracycline on two occasions (double labeling), an iliac-crest biopsy is obtained. The rate of bone growth equals the ...

Most studies reporting meralgia paresthetica as a complication of iliac crest bone grafting suggest that the symptoms improve with occasional nerve blocks, analgesics, and desensitization.