Percutaneous Iliac Bone Grafting of Secondary Alveolar Clefts

A Comparison of Shepard's Osteotome versus Trapdoor Flap Technique to Harvest Iliac Crest Bone for Secondary Alveolar Bone Grafting

“…Caddy and Reid (1985) described the harvest of trephine cores of cancellous bone from the iliac crest using a Craig bone biopsy set, with encouraging results for early ambulation but a small number (10) of patients. A study with similar results was published by Thaller et al (1991). McGurk et al (1993) used a patient questionnaire to investigate postoperative donor site morbidity following trephine harvest of iliac bone, whereby 81% of patients were found to be walking at the first postoperative day without assistance.…”

Skeletal and Dental Habilitation of Residual Alveolar and Maxillary Clefts

“…The majority of surgeons favor the use of cancellous bone from the ilium with an open approach whereas some promote a closed technique to reduce donor site pain. 5,41 Others present equally good results with bone obtained from the cranium, tibia, mandible, and other sources. Based on analysis of results by several investigators and in our own comparative study between iliac and cranial bone grafts it becomes apparent that successful bone grafting can be achieved through adherence to basic principles of the technique, regardless of bone graft source.…”

“…Source of the bone graft and the morbidity from bone graft harvest procedures are controversial as well. The majority of surgeons favor the use of cancellous bone from the ilium with an open approach whereas some promote a closed technique to reduce donor site pain 5,41 . Others present equally good results with bone obtained from the cranium, tibia, mandible, and other sources.…”