Comparison of Donor Site Engraftment After Harvesting Vascularized (V) and Non-Vascularized (NV) Iliac Bone Grafts

Purpose: The objective of this study is to characterize the donor site morbidity following harvesting of non-vascularized (NV) and vascularized (V) iliac bone grafts. Patients and Methods: Clinical data of 353 patients were collected for analysis. In addition, a questionnaire was sent to all patients requesting their perceptions of different parameters. In an individual age matched lay out we compared 34 patients with non- Vascularized to 34 patients with vascularized iliac bone grafts. Results: Transplantation of V bone grafts has been increasingly performed at our institution. The mean age in the NV-group was…