A rare case of lumbar hernia following iliac crest bone graft

International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research

Dilip Krishnarao Apturkar ; Kundankumar Narayan Dandekar ; Gokul Jaywant Jorwekar ; Padmakar Kashinath Baviskar

关键词: s Lumbar hernia;    iliac crest bone graft;   

学科分类：药学、药理学、毒理学（综合）

来源: Scholar Science Journals

【 摘 要 】

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. 

【 授权许可】

CC BY