The "clamshell" craniotomy technique in treating sagittal craniosynostosis in older children

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2006, Pages 245-251

  Smyth, Matthew D ^a   Tenenbaum, Marissa J ^b   Kaufman, Christian B ^b   Kane, Alex A ^b  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Calvarial reconstruction; Craniosynostosis; Delayed repair; Pediatric neurosurgery; Sagittal synostosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; CRANIOTOMY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OSTEOTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPINE POSITION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845693591     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2006.105.4.245     Document Type: Article

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