Sagittal synostotic twins: reverse pi procedure for scaphocephaly correction gives superior result compared to endoscopic repair followed by helmet therapy

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1453-1458

  Kohan, Emil ^a   Wexler, Andrew ^a   Cahan, Les ^a   Kawamoto, Henry K ^a   Katchikian, Hurig ^a   Bradley, James P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic; Reverse pi procedure; Sagittal synostosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; CRANIOTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL MALFORMATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ATTENTION; BONE REMODELING; CEPHALOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CRANIAL SUTURE; ENDOSCOPY; ESTHETICS; GENETICS; HELMET; INTELLIGENCE; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; OCCIPITAL BONE; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SKULL; TWINS;

ATTENTION; BONE REMODELING; CEPHALOMETRY; CRANIAL SUTURES; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENDOSCOPY; ESTHETICS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY; OCCIPITAL BONE; PARENTS; PARIETAL BONE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWINS;

EID: 63249103666     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181897390     Document Type: Article

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