The intracortical method of bone harvesting from the iliac crest did not reduce pain or bleeding at the donor site.
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The Spine Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.
D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous