A rare case of lumbar hernia following iliac crest bone graft

Autor: D K Apturkar, G. J. Jorwekar, P. K. Baviskar, Kundankumar Narayan Dandekar
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research. 4
ISSN: 2229-3809
DOI: 10.7439/ijbar.v4i1.885
Popis: Introduction: Harvesting bone graft from iliac crest is routine procedure in orthopaedics practice. Lumbar hernia following this procedure is rare. Lumbar hernia is classified as congenital, primary, post traumatic and incisional. Objective: Reporting herewith a case of right lumbar hernia in 58 years old female occurring 10 years following full thickness iliac crest bone graft. Conclusion: Iliac crest bone harvest needs to be performed meticulously to prevent postoperative hernia. If occurs, polypropylene mesh repair gives good results.
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