Strangulated lumbar hernia and volvulus following removal of iliac crest bone graft.
A case of a woman aged 88 years with a volvulus and strangulated small bowel in a hernia, following removal of iliac crest for bone grafting, is described. Emphasis is laid on prevention of an incisional hernia when obtaining the bone graft.
D000368:Aged; D001174:Arthrodesis; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000009:adverse effects*