Posterior Cranial Vault Distractor Osteogenesis for the Treatment of Chiari Malformation Type 1: A Systematic Review of the Literature
William Cobb,
Rachel Pan,
Jianbin Zhu
et al.
Abstract:Background:
Although posterior cranial vault distraction osteogenesis (PVDO) is utilized routinely now for the treatment of craniosynostosis, its use as a treatment option for Chiari type 1 malformation (CM1) is limited to case reports and small retrospective case series.
Methods:
The authors conducted a systematic review of the published literature for PVDO as a treatment for CM1. The primary outcomes were reported complications, symptom improvement, a… Show more
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