Correction of sagittal craniosynostosis using a novel parietal bone fixation technique: Results over a 10-year period

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-24

  Sikorski, Christian W ^a   Iteld, Lawrence ^a   McKinnon, McKay ^a   Yamini, Bakhtiar ^a   Frim, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniosynostosis; Parietal bone hinging; Sagittal suture; Scaphocephaly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INFANT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BONE WIRES; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; PARIETAL BONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845879599     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000097520     Document Type: Article

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