A coddling of the sagittal suture: inequality in spring-assisted expansion
Jinggang J. Ng,
Ashley E. Chang,
Dillan F. Villavisanis
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
We examined differences in long-term morphometric outcomes of spring-mediated cranioplasty (SMC) for various forms of isolated nonsyndromic sagittal craniosynostosis.
Methods
A retrospective review was performed of children who underwent SMC from 2011 to 2020 at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Cephalic indices (CI), Whitaker grades, parietal bone thickness, and degree of suture fusion were assessed. Frontal bossing and vertex-nasion-opisth… Show more
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