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when a large quantity of bone is needed. For example, oral and maxillofacial surgeons will often use iliac crest bone to fill in large osseous defects of the oral cavity caused by severe periodontal disease, excess bone resorption following tooth loss, trauma, or congenital defects including alveolar
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in its entire length, the crest is convex superiorly but is sinuously curved, being concave inward in front, concave outward behind.
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The top of the iliac crests also marks the level of the fourth lumbar vertebral body (L4), above or below which
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Muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column. Left iliac crest is labeled in red.
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may be performed. Furthermore, said level is often referred to as the "intercristal line".
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Rose, Louis F.. Periodontics: Medicine, Surgery and Implants. Mosby, 072004. 26.2.2.3
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Knowledge articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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at the University of Michigan Health System - "The Back, Posterior View" (#4)
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Color Atlas of Human Anatomy, Vol. 1: Locomotor System
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It is thinner at the center than at the extremities.
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The Iliac Crest


Latin
TA98
A02.5.01.106
TA2
1322
FMA
16914
Anatomical terms of bone
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wing of ilium
greater pelvis
anterior superior iliac spine
posterior superior iliac spine
iliac tubercle
Palpable
endochondral bone
Tensor fasciae latae
Obliquus externus abdominis
Latissimus dorsi
fascia lata
Obliquus internus abdominis
iliac fascia
Transversus abdominis
Quadratus lumborum
Sacrospinalis
Iliacus
Abdominal external oblique muscle

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