Craniosynostosis: A single institution's outcome assessment from surgical reconstruction

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-71

  Pearson, Gregory D ^a,d   Havlik, Robert J ^b   Eppley, Barry ^b   Nykiel, Matthew ^c   Sadove, A Michael ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial reconstruction; Craniosynostosis; Craniosynostosis fixation; Postoperative complication

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; FEMALE; FIXATION DEVICE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; CRANIOTOMY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38549180303     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31815c8aae     Document Type: Article

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