Endoscope-assisted strip craniectomy and postoperative helmet therapy for treatment of craniosynostosis

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Berry Candelario, John ^a   Ridgway, Emily B ^a   Grondin, Ronald T ^a   Rogers, Gary F ^a   Proctor, Mark R ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniosynostosis; Endoscopic surgery; Helmet therapy; Strip craniectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HELMET; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052189652     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.6.FOCUS1198     Document Type: Article

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