They can be performed at your doctor's office or in a hospital clinic.

The same type of stiletted needle is used for the iliac-crest and spinous-process punctures as previously used for the sternal approach. ¶ The needle has a total length of 6.7 cm. and a shaft of ...

We recommend the use of bone marrow trephine biopsy alone, ... Positive random iliac bone biopsy in advanced prostate cancer Urology 1973 11: 125–127. Article Google Scholar ...

BONE-marrow biopsy from the posterior iliac crest with the use of a 10-guage ... and Hartman, W. Silverman needle biopsy of bone marrow. M. Clin. North America 45:553–561, 1961. Metrics ...

Most studies reporting meralgia paresthetica as a complication of iliac crest bone grafting suggest that the symptoms improve with occasional nerve blocks, analgesics, and desensitization.