The role of bone centers in the pathogenesis of craniosynostosis: An embryologic approach using CT measurements in isolated craniosynostosis and Apert and Crouzon syndromes

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-26

  Mathijssen, Irene M J ^b   Vaandrager, J M ^b   Van Der Meulen, J C ^b   Pieterman, H ^b   Zonneveld, F W ^b   Kreiborg, S ^b   Vermeij Keers, C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; CROUZON SYNDROME; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS; FRONTAL BONE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OSSIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OSTEOGENESIS; SKULL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030011334     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199607000-00004     Document Type: Article

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