Clinical classification of deformational plagiocephaly according to Argenta: A reliability study

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 664-668

  Spermon, Jacco ^a,b   Spermon Marijnen, Renee ^b   Scholten Peeters, Wendy ^b,c  

^a Department of Physiotherapy   (Netherlands)

^b SOMT Amersfoort ^*  (Netherlands)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Classification; Plagiocephaly; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DEFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PLAGIOCEPHALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EAR DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; FRONTAL BONE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PLAGIOCEPHALY, NONSYNOSTOTIC;

EID: 44649087837     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31816ae3ec     Document Type: Article

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