Treatment of craniosynostosis by distraction osteogenesis

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 288-292

  Akai, Takuya ^a   Iizuka, Hideaki ^a   Kawakami, Shigehiko ^a  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Craniosynostosis; Distraction osteogenesis; One stage cranioplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE REMODELING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DEVICE; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; HUMAN; INFANT; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747089558     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094064     Document Type: Article

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