Correction of nonsynostotic scaphocephaly without cranial osteotomy: Spring expansion of the sagittal suture

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 225-230

  Davis, Charles ^a   Wickremesekera, Agadha ^a   MacFarlane, Martin R ^a  

^a Central and Southern New Zealand Craniofacial Program   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cranial springs; Scaphocephaly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIAL SUTURE; CRANIOPLASTY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAPHOCEPHALIA; SKULL MALFORMATION; SPRING EXPANSION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL SUTURES; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL; STAINLESS STEEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58049144991     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-008-0719-0     Document Type: Article

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