Abstract Lumbar hernia is one of the rare hernias. It occurs through parietal abdominal wall defect at the lumbar triangles. The most common site of herniation is inferior lumbar triangle (petit). Up to now only 300 lumbar hernias have been reported in the literature. In this article the author reports another rare interesting case of posttraumatic lumbar hernia following harvesting a bone graft from iliac crest. In this case patient is a 60years old Farmer man who sustained cervical spine fracture due to blunt trauma. A colleague with iliac bone graft operated him. After 2 years he developed an abdominal mass associated with intermittent pain at the left flank region. Clinical investigation confirmed inferior Lumbar hernia (petit) that was repaired by prolen mash successfully. After one year follow up there was no complication or recurrence.

Keywords: Abdominal Wall, Hernia- Ventral, Lumbosacral Region

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