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High iliac wing

MedGen UID:
370075
•Concept ID:
C1969680
•
Finding
Synonyms: High and narrow iliac wings; High, narrow iliac wings; Narrow, high iliac wings
 
HPO: HP:0008808

Definition

Increased height of the wing (or ala) of the ilium (which is the large expanded portion which bounds the greater pelvis laterally). [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Craniolenticulosutural dysplasia
MedGen UID:
334671
•Concept ID:
C1843042
•
Disease or Syndrome
Craniolenticulosutural dysplasia is characterized by facial dysmorphism, late-closing fontanels, cataract, and skeletal defects (summary by Boyadjiev et al., 2011).
See: Condition Record
Craniolenticulosutural dysplasia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Surgical management of iliac wing fractures: Proposal of a new classification system.
Villán-Gaona JL, Valderrama-Molina CO, Altamirano-Cruz MA, Montero-Oropeza Y
Injury 2023 Nov;54 Suppl 6:110837. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.110837. PMID: 38143137
Surgical management of pelvic primary bone tumors involving the sacroiliac joint.
Sabourin M, Biau D, Babinet A, Dumaine V, Tomeno B, Anract P
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2009 Jun;95(4):284-92. Epub 2009 May 30 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2009.04.008. PMID: 19482533

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Long-term results after isolated iliac wing fractures.
Dara K, Bere T, Hellund JC, Flugsrud GB, Røise O
Injury 2022 Nov;53(11):3795-3799. Epub 2022 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.08.033. PMID: 36057487
Iliac ecchymosis, a valuable sign for hollow viscus injuries in blunt pelvic trauma patients.
Li YG, Wang ZY, Tian JG, Su YH, Sang XG
Chin J Traumatol 2021 May;24(3):136-139. Epub 2021 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2021.03.002. PMID: 33745761Free PMC Article
Which pelvic ring fractures are potentially lethal?
Ruatti S, Guillot S, Brun J, Thony F, Bouzat P, Payen JF, Tonetti J
Injury 2015;46(6):1059-63. Epub 2015 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.01.041. PMID: 25769199
Transposition, elevation, lipectomy and V-Wing for easy needling.
Bourquelot P, Karam L, Robert-Ebadi H, Pirozzi N
J Vasc Access 2015;16 Suppl 9:S108-13. Epub 2015 Mar 8 doi: 10.5301/jva.5000353. PMID: 25751563
Osteosarcoma of the pelvis.
Donati D, Giacomini S, Gozzi E, Ferrari S, Sangiorgi L, Tienghi A, DeGroot H, Bertoni F, Bacchini P, Bacci G, Mercuri M
Eur J Surg Oncol 2004 Apr;30(3):332-40. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2003.12.004. PMID: 15028318

Diagnosis

Impact of scan quality on AI assessment of hip dysplasia ultrasound.
Hareendranathan AR, Chahal B, Ghasseminia S, Zonoobi D, Jaremko JL
J Ultrasound 2022 Jun;25(2):145-153. Epub 2021 Mar 5 doi: 10.1007/s40477-021-00560-4. PMID: 33675031Free PMC Article
Iliac ecchymosis, a valuable sign for hollow viscus injuries in blunt pelvic trauma patients.
Li YG, Wang ZY, Tian JG, Su YH, Sang XG
Chin J Traumatol 2021 May;24(3):136-139. Epub 2021 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2021.03.002. PMID: 33745761Free PMC Article
Identification of EWSR1-NFATC2 fusion in simple bone cysts.
Hung YP, Fisch AS, Diaz-Perez JA, Iafrate AJ, Lennerz JK, Nardi V, Bredella MA, Raskin KA, Lozano-Calderon SA, Rosenberg AE, Nielsen GP
Histopathology 2021 May;78(6):849-856. Epub 2021 Mar 16 doi: 10.1111/his.14314. PMID: 33316098
Proximal femoral fractures and vascular injuries in adults: Incidence, aetiology and outcomes.
Barquet A, Gelink A, Giannoudis PV
Injury 2015 Dec;46(12):2297-313. Epub 2015 Oct 19 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.10.021. PMID: 26521991
The iliac wing sign: an indicator of the presence of bone and/or soft-tissue injury of the pelvis and hips.
Kakigi T, Hosono M, Shimono T, Hiraoka T, Nishimura K
Eur J Radiol 2012 Sep;81(9):2348-52. Epub 2011 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.08.006. PMID: 21908123

Therapy

Primary psoas tuberculosis abscess with an iliac bone lytic lesion: a case report.
Mohandes AF, Karam B, Alrstom A, Alasadi L, Rajab Bek MW, Daher N, Alsuliman T, Abouhareb R
J Med Case Rep 2022 May 18;16(1):209. doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03417-4. PMID: 35581665Free PMC Article
Proximal femoral fractures and vascular injuries in adults: Incidence, aetiology and outcomes.
Barquet A, Gelink A, Giannoudis PV
Injury 2015 Dec;46(12):2297-313. Epub 2015 Oct 19 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.10.021. PMID: 26521991
Transposition, elevation, lipectomy and V-Wing for easy needling.
Bourquelot P, Karam L, Robert-Ebadi H, Pirozzi N
J Vasc Access 2015;16 Suppl 9:S108-13. Epub 2015 Mar 8 doi: 10.5301/jva.5000353. PMID: 25751563
Modified iliac bone harvesting--morbidity and patients' experience.
Falkensammer N, Kirmeier R, Arnetzl C, Wildburger A, Eskici A, Jakse N
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2009 Aug;67(8):1700-5. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.03.022. PMID: 19615585
Radiation-induced insufficiency fractures of the pelvis: evaluation with 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate scintigraphy.
Abe H, Nakamura M, Takahashi S, Maruoka S, Ogawa Y, Sakamoto K
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1992 Mar;158(3):599-602. doi: 10.2214/ajr.158.3.1739002. PMID: 1739002

Prognosis

Iliac ecchymosis, a valuable sign for hollow viscus injuries in blunt pelvic trauma patients.
Li YG, Wang ZY, Tian JG, Su YH, Sang XG
Chin J Traumatol 2021 May;24(3):136-139. Epub 2021 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2021.03.002. PMID: 33745761Free PMC Article
Proximal femoral fractures and vascular injuries in adults: Incidence, aetiology and outcomes.
Barquet A, Gelink A, Giannoudis PV
Injury 2015 Dec;46(12):2297-313. Epub 2015 Oct 19 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.10.021. PMID: 26521991
Which pelvic ring fractures are potentially lethal?
Ruatti S, Guillot S, Brun J, Thony F, Bouzat P, Payen JF, Tonetti J
Injury 2015;46(6):1059-63. Epub 2015 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.01.041. PMID: 25769199
Osteosarcoma of the pelvis.
Donati D, Giacomini S, Gozzi E, Ferrari S, Sangiorgi L, Tienghi A, DeGroot H, Bertoni F, Bacchini P, Bacci G, Mercuri M
Eur J Surg Oncol 2004 Apr;30(3):332-40. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2003.12.004. PMID: 15028318
Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma with rhabdomyosarcomatous differentiation.
Reith JD, Bauer TW, Fischler DF, Joyce MJ, Marks KE
Am J Surg Pathol 1996 Mar;20(3):293-8. doi: 10.1097/00000478-199603000-00005. PMID: 8772782

Clinical prediction guides

Long-term results after isolated iliac wing fractures.
Dara K, Bere T, Hellund JC, Flugsrud GB, Røise O
Injury 2022 Nov;53(11):3795-3799. Epub 2022 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.08.033. PMID: 36057487
Impact of scan quality on AI assessment of hip dysplasia ultrasound.
Hareendranathan AR, Chahal B, Ghasseminia S, Zonoobi D, Jaremko JL
J Ultrasound 2022 Jun;25(2):145-153. Epub 2021 Mar 5 doi: 10.1007/s40477-021-00560-4. PMID: 33675031Free PMC Article
Iliac ecchymosis, a valuable sign for hollow viscus injuries in blunt pelvic trauma patients.
Li YG, Wang ZY, Tian JG, Su YH, Sang XG
Chin J Traumatol 2021 May;24(3):136-139. Epub 2021 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2021.03.002. PMID: 33745761Free PMC Article
Which pelvic ring fractures are potentially lethal?
Ruatti S, Guillot S, Brun J, Thony F, Bouzat P, Payen JF, Tonetti J
Injury 2015;46(6):1059-63. Epub 2015 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.01.041. PMID: 25769199
Crescent fracture-dislocation of the sacroiliac joint: a functional classification.
Day AC, Kinmont C, Bircher MD, Kumar S
J Bone Joint Surg Br 2007 May;89(5):651-8. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B5.18129. PMID: 17540753

Recent systematic reviews

Proximal femoral fractures and vascular injuries in adults: Incidence, aetiology and outcomes.
Barquet A, Gelink A, Giannoudis PV
Injury 2015 Dec;46(12):2297-313. Epub 2015 Oct 19 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.10.021. PMID: 26521991

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