title: [Technical note: iliac crest bone graft harvesting in children].
abstract: Harvesting iliac crest bone in children is special because of the presence of a thick cartilage. Constant pressure on the internal iliac fossa, ascends the skin, and moves the abdominal muscles away from the iliac crest. A single incision is then used for cutaneous and subcutaneous dissection. An internal piece of cartilage is then removed and the iliac muscle retracted in order to harvest cortical and spongy bone from the internal side of the iliac crest. That pièce of cartilage is then sutured at its initial place. During the harvesting, the surgeon needs to be careful to preserve the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve.
authors: Service de chirurgie plastique, hôpital de la Conception, 147, boulevard Baille, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France. Electronic address: Baptiste.bertrand@gmail.com.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Bertrand
authors: Service de chirurgie plastique, hôpital de la Conception, 147, boulevard Baille, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Philandrianos
authors: Service de chirurgie infantile traumatologique et orthopédique du Pr. Mazda, hôpital Robert-Debré, 48, boulevard Serrurier, 75019 Paris, France.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Apostolou
authors: Service de chirurgie plastique, hôpital de la Conception, 147, boulevard Baille, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Casanova
authors: Service de chirurgie plastique, hôpital de la Conception, 147, boulevard Baille, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Bardot
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Bone Graft; Children; Crête iliaque; Enfant; Greffe osseuse; Iliac crest; Surgical procedure; Technique chirurgicale