“…To minimize postoperative donor site pain, preemptive analgesia strategies have been employed including intravenous analgesics, intraoperative local anesthetic sponges, nerve blocks, and local anesthetic infusion pumps (Wilkes and Thomas, 1994; Hahn et al, 1996; Hoard et al, 1998; Blumenthal et al, 2005; Singh et al, 2005; Singh et al, 2007; Coulthard et al, 2008; Dashow et al, 2009; Ouaki et al, 2009; Isyanov and Suresh, 2009; Sbitany et al, 2010; Meara et al, 2011; Gamli et al, 2012; Visoiu, 2014; Muzaffar et al, 2016). Intraoperative use of bupivacaine at the iliac crest donor site has been shown to delay the onset of pain, decrease postoperative opioid use, and lead to earlier ambulation (Hoard et al, 1998; Dashow et al, 2009; Gamli et al, 2012). Recent studies of indwelling pain catheters have reported conflicting findings regarding length of hospitalization after iliac crest bone graft (ICBG) for secondary alveolar reconstruction (Sbitany et al, 2010; Meara et al, 2011; Muzaffar et al, 2016).…”