Injury to the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (Bernhardt's syndrome) or meralgia paresthetica occurs after harvest of the bone from the anterior iliac crest. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is ...

The case of an avulsion fracture occurring in an 18 year old athlete after repeated running is presented. The fracture involved the tensor fascia lata muscle and the external oblique abdominal muscle.

Via a "hockey stick" incision (gridiron incision extended medially in a curved fashion) in the iliac fossa (Figure 1), the aorta and common iliac arteries were exposed using an extraperitoneal ...