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Review Question - QID 215748

Bone Grafting Autograft Donor sites QID: 215748 (SBQ20BS.6)
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QID 215748 (Type "215748" in App Search)
You are performing a lumbar interbody fusion for a 55-year-old-male with multilevel spinal stenosis recalcitrant to conservative management. Intraoperatively, you determine that you will need additional autologous bone graft to fully pack the fusion cage. You perform a mini-open approach to the posterior iliac crest in preparation for graft harvest. As you are subperiosteally elevating along the iliac crest, your key elevator slips off caudally, and you encounter brisk bleeding that does not stop with electrocautery. What structure did your elevator most likely injure?
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