Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
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J Craniomaxillofac Surg · Jun 1996
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialPain following iliac crest bone grafting of alveolar clefts.
The purpose of this study was to investigate pain following iliac crest bone grafting of alveolar clefts. The study involved 34 consecutive patients requiring secondary alveolar bone grafting. The study population consisted of 21 males and 13 females with a mean age of 11 years (SD = 3.4). ⋯ No long-term donor site morbidity was observed. Our results suggest that pain following iliac crest bone grafting of alveolar clefts is not severe and is readily alleviated with small quantities of analgesic drugs. It would appear that short-term morbidity following these procedures is frequently overstated and is in itself not a valid reason to change to calvarial or mandibular donor sites.