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The trephining of bone from the iliac crest: an anterior approach
M McGurk1, G Barker, P D Grime
1Department of Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
|April 1, 1993
Abstract:
A quick and simple method of trephining moderate amounts of cancellous bone (up to 6 cc) from the iliac crest via an anterior approach is presented. The advantages of this technique are that no muscle or ligamentous attachments are disturbed and postsurgical morbidity is low.