Outcome analysis of our first 75 spring-assisted surgeries for scaphocephaly

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-9

  David, Lisa R ^a   Plikaitis, Christina M ^a   Couture, Daniel ^a   Glazier, Steven S ^b   Argenta, Louis C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniosynostosis; Scaphocephaly; Springs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CEPHALOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CEPHALOMETRY; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649230125     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181c3469d     Document Type: Article

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