Structural Bicortical Autologous Iliac Crest Bone Graft Combined with the Tunnel Bone Tamping Method for the Depressed Tibial Plateau Fractures

Figure 1

Important anatomical structures of the iliac crest. Iliac crest is located on the upper edge of ilium, which is an arcuate irregular bone structure. The important anatomical structures around the iliac crest can be divided as: (a) surface bony markers and muscle origins and (b) nerve and artery origins.

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