Unilateral frontosphenoidal craniosynostosis with achondroplasia: A case report

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 631-635

  Hubbard, Bradley A ^a   Gorski, Jerome L ^a   Muzaffar, Arshad R ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Achondroplasia; Craniosynostosis; Frontosphenoidal

Indexed keywords

ACHONDROPLASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; FOREHEAD; FRONTAL BOSSING; HUMAN; MALE; PLAGIOCEPHALY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL SURGERY; SYNOSTOSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UNILATERAL FRONTOSPHENOIDAL CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS;

ACHONDROPLASIA; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; FRONTAL BONE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SPHENOID BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80052240830     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: 15451569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/09-266     Document Type: Article

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