Deformational posterior plagiocephaly: Diagnosis and treatment

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 582-586

  Teichgraeber, John F ^a   Ault, Jeffrey K ^a   Baumgartner, James ^a   Waller, Amy ^a   Messersmith, Marion ^a   Gateño, Jaime ^a   Bravenec, Brian ^a   Xia, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Helmet molding; Plagiocephaly; Posterior deformation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; EXERCISE; HELMET; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK; PATIENT POSITIONING; PLAGIOCEPHALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL MALFORMATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CEPHALOMETRY; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRONTAL BONE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; OCCIPITAL BONE; ORBIT; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL BASE; TEMPORAL BONE; TORTICOLLIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGOMA;

EID: 0036841472     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/1545-1569(2002)039<0582:DPPDAT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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