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Research and Reviews : Journal of Surgery

Incisional Hernia in Lumber Region after Iliac Crest Bone Graft

  1. Sunil Agrawal
  2. Harendra Singh
  3. Gaurav Kumar Nirwal

Abstract

Bone graft harvesting from the iliac crest is a common procedure. Herniation through an iliac crest defect is a rare complication of this procedure. Surgical repair is required to avoid the risk of incarceration or strangulation. We report the case of a 40-year-old male who developed hernia through the iliac crest defect after bone graft harvesting. This was managed by repair of iliac crest defect with a Proline mesh. Keywords: Incisional lumber hernia, iliac crest hernia, complication of bone graft, hernia repair
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