Table 1.

Basic characteristics of the cohort of patients where the Tutobone–Bovine xenograft was used to cover the created defect at the iliac crest of patients post tricortical autograft harvest

Number of patients	Gender	Age (years)	Indication for tricortical bone harvest	Time to successful symphysis pubis fusion (months)	Complications, secondary procedures	Time to successful radiological incorporation of the Xenograft (months)	Last follow-up (months)	VAS pain/tenderness at iliac crest grafted defect	Pain description	Subjective satisfaction
1	F	31	PSD – PPGP	5	Local hematoma	2.5	12	0/10	None	A
2	F	58	PSD – PPGP	5.5	Prominence of plate at PS	2	21	1–2/10	Occasional	A
3	F	31	PSD – PPGP	8	Bilateral SIJ fusions	3	39	1/10	Swelling	A
4	F	27	PSD – PPGP	4	-	2	26	1–2/10	Occasional	A
5	F	31	PSD – PPGP	7	Bilateral SIJ fusions	no incorporation	34	1–2/10	Occasional	A
6	F	58	PSD – PPGP	8	-	4	35	5/10	Skin sensitivity	B
7	F	33	PSD – PPGP	5	-	2	36	9/10	In pressing	C
8	F	35	PSD – PPGP	11	-	6	31	1–2/10	Feels itchy	A
9	F	59	Non-union PFX	8	Bilateral SIJ fusions	3	34	2/10	Occasional - when lying on side	A
10	F	48	PSD – PPGP	12	Inguinal hernia	3	39	0/10	None	A
11	F	75	PFX	no fusion	Infection at PS fusion - removal of metalwork	2	16	0/10	None	A
12	F	36	Non-union PFX	6	Prominence at the iliac crest	6	24	3/10	In cold weather	A
13	M	46	Non-union PFX	9	-	4	16	2/10	Persistent	A
14	F	27	PSD – PPGP	10	-	2	56	1–2/10	Occasional	A
15	F	37	PSD - unsuccessful fusion	8	Prominence at the iliac crest	4	22	4/10	In cold weather &skin sensitivity	A
16	F	62	PFX	8	-	3	61	0/10	None	A
Median		36.5		8		3	32.5	1–2/10
Range		25–75		4–12		(2–5)	(12–61)	(0/10–9/10)

A patient comfortable with the donor site, B patient with some problems at the donor site, C patient not satisfied at all with the donor site, f female, m male, PFX pelvic fracture, PPGP pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain syndrome, PS pubis symphysis, PSD pubis sumphysis dysfunction, SIJ sacroiliac joint/s, VAS visual analogue scale