Ilium

"Ilium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The largest of three bones that make up each half of the pelvic girdle.

Descriptor ID	D007085
MeSH Number(s)	A02.835.232.043.825.434
Concept/Terms	Ilium Ilium Iliums Iliac Crest Bone Iliac Crest Bone Bones, Iliac Crest Crest Bone, Iliac Crest Bones, Iliac Iliac Crest Bones Iliac Crest Crest, Iliac Crests, Iliac Iliac Crests Auricular Surface of Ilium Auricular Surface of Ilium Iliac Fossa Iliac Fossa Fossa, Iliac

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Anatomy [A]
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Skeleton [A02.835]
Bone and Bones [A02.835.232]
Bones of Lower Extremity [A02.835.232.043]
Pelvic Bones [A02.835.232.043.825]
Ilium [A02.835.232.043.825.434]

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Bar chart showing 42 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2007

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	1	1	2
1998	1	1	2
2000	0	1	1
2003	2	1	3
2004	0	1	1
2005	2	2	4
2006	2	0	2
2007	3	2	5
2009	1	0	1
2010	1	1	2
2011	1	0	1
2012	3	0	3
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	0	1	1
2016	1	2	3
2017	2	1	3
2019	0	1	1
2021	1	0	1
2022	0	2	2
2025	1	0	1

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Vos DJ, Liu SW, Arianpour K, Ciolek PJ, Prendes BL, Fritz MA. Iliac Crest Bone Graft and Fascia Lata Free Flap for Rescue of Mandibular Osteoradionecrosis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Apr; 172(4):1224-1231.

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Martin CT, Holton KJ, Elder BD, Fogelson JL, Mikula AL, Kleck CJ, Calabrese D, Burger EL, Ou-Yang D, Patel VV, Kim HJ, Lovecchio F, Hu SS, Wood KB, Harper R, Yoon ST, Ananthakrishnan D, Michael KW, Schell AJ, Lieberman IH, Kisinde S, DeWald CJ, Nolte MT, Colman MW, Phillips FM, Gelb DE, Bruckner J, Ross LB, Johnson JP, Kim TT, Anand N, Cheng JS, Plummer Z, Park P, Oppenlander ME, Sembrano JN, Jones KE, Polly DW. Catastrophic acute failure of pelvic fixation in adult spinal deformity requiring revision surgery: a multicenter review of incidence, failure mechanisms, and risk factors. J Neurosurg Spine. 2023 01 01; 38(1):98-106.

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Pinter ZW, Elder BD, Kaye ID, Kepler CK, Wagner S, Freedman BA, Sebastian AS. A Review of Commercially Available Cellular-based Allografts. Clin Spine Surg. 2022 02 01; 35(1):E77-E86.

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Mikula AL, St Jeor JD, Naylor RM, Bernatz JT, Patel NP, Fogelson JL, Larson AN, Nassr A, Sebastian AS, Freedman B, Currier BL, Bydon M, Kennel KA, Yaszemski MJ, Anderson PA, Elder BD. Teriparatide Treatment Increases Hounsfield Units in the Thoracic Spine, Lumbar Spine, Sacrum, and Ilium Out of Proportion to the Cervical Spine. Clin Spine Surg. 2021 08 01; 34(7):E370-E376.

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Stone MA, Namdari S. Surgical Considerations in the Treatment of Osteoporotic Proximal Humerus Fractures. Orthop Clin North Am. 2019 Apr; 50(2):223-231.

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Sheha ED, Meredith DS, Shifflett GD, Bjerke BT, Iyer S, Shue J, Nguyen J, Huang RC. Postoperative pain following posterior iliac crest bone graft harvesting in spine surgery: a prospective, randomized trial. Spine J. 2018 06; 18(6):986-992.

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Millhouse PW, Miller AJ, Paul J, Conliffe TD, Vaccaro AR, Broyer Z. Delayed Bone Infarct in the Ilium Following a Pelvic Crush Injury and Embolization: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2017 Oct-Dec; 7(4):e89.

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Wesseling-Perry K, M?kitie RE, V?lim?ki VV, Laine T, Laine CM, V?lim?ki MJ, Pereira RC, M?kitie O. Osteocyte Protein Expression Is Altered in Low-Turnover Osteoporosis Caused by Mutations in WNT1 and PLS3. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017 07 01; 102(7):2340-2348.

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Schmitt PJ, Kelleher JP, Ailon T, Heller JE, Kasliwal MK, Shaffrey CI, Smith JS. Long-Segment Fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity Correction Using Low-Dose Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2: A Retrospective Review of Fusion Rates. Neurosurgery. 2016 Aug; 79(2):212-21.

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D'Souza JN, Luginbuhl AJ, Goldman RA, Heller JE, Curry JM, Cognetti DM. Cervical Spine Spondylodiscitis After Esophageal Dilation in Patients With a History of Laryngectomy or Pharyngectomy and Pharyngeal Irradiation. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 05 01; 142(5):467-71.

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