Postoperative pain following posterior iliac crest bone graft harvesting in spine surgery: a prospective, randomized trial

Post-operative pain at the site of bone graft harvest for posterior spine fusion is reported to occur in 6% to 39% of cases. However, the area around the posterior, superior iliac spine is a frequent site of referred pain for many structures. Therefore, many postoperative spine patients may have pain in the vicinity of the posterior iliac crest that may not in fact be caused by bone graft harvesting. The literature may then overestimate the true incidence of postoperative iliac crest pain.

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