Late Correction of Sagittal Synostosis in Children

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1362-1367

  Pensler, Jay M ^a,b,c   Ciletti, Stanley J ^a,b   Tomita, Tadanori ^a,b  

^a Children's Memorial Hospital ^*

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DEMINERALIZATION; FEMALE; FRONTAL BONE; FRONTAL BOSSING; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PARIETAL LOBE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; HUMANS; INFANT; SKULL; SURGERY, PLASTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030013474     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199606000-00005     Document Type: Article

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