Post-operative use of remoulding orthoses following cranial vault remodelling: A case series

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 327-341

  Stevens, Phillip ^a   Hollier, Larry ^b   Stal, Samuel ^b  

^a Dynamic Orthotics and Prosthetics   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniosynostosis; Helmets; Plagiocephaly; Remoulding orthoses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYCEPHALY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; CRANIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INFANT; ORTHOTICS; PLAGIOCEPHALY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SKULL DEVELOPMENT; SUTURE;

ADOLESCENT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; HUMANS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36749031199     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640601058188     Document Type: Article

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