DONOR SITE MORBIDITY OF THE ANTERIOR ILIAC CREST FOLLOWING CANCELLOUSBONE HARVEST

Authors
BEIRNE JC BARRY HJ BRADY FA MORRIS VB
Citation
Jc. Beirne et al., DONOR SITE MORBIDITY OF THE ANTERIOR ILIAC CREST FOLLOWING CANCELLOUSBONE HARVEST, International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 25(4), 1996, pp. 268-271
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine",Surgery
Journal title
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
09015027
Volume
25
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
268 - 271
Database
ISI
SICI code
0901-5027(1996)25:4<268:DSMOTA>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Anterior iliac crest donor site morbidity was analysed retrospectively at 154 sites in 137 patients who had undergone secondary bone graftin g of the cleft alveolus. The applied surgical anatomy and operative te chnique utilizing a medially based osteoplastic flap are described. Th e results show a low incidence of donor site morbidity.