Use of an oblique obturator radiograph in aspiration at anterior iliac crest.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of an oblique obturator radiograph in bone marrow aspiration. The authors retrospectively reviewed 22 patients who underwent bone marrow aspiration guided by the real-time oblique obturator radiograph while in a supine position at their institution between November 2009 and August 2010. The mean duration of bone marrow aspiration was 35±9 seconds. According to the visual analog scale, the postoperative pain score at the site of aspiration was an average 1.6 of 10. No complications were observed. The oblique obturator radiograph can improve the accuracy of the aspiration.