The correction of fronto-orbital deformity in infant craniosynostosis--a one year experience / 中华整形外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
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(6): 336-339, 2004.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-327243
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the correction of fronto-orbital deformation in infant craniosynostosis and to discuss the timing of treatment and surgical technique.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Eleven consecutive patients with craniosynostoses underwent bilateral fronto-orbital osteotomies and advancement via coronal approaches. There were two females and 9 males with an age range from 6 to 9 months. Among the patients, six had trigonocephaly secondary to metopic synostosis, two had non-syndromic plagiocephaly secondary to unilateral coronal synostosis, one had turricephaly secondary to multi-sutural synostosis and two patients had brachycephaly due to syndromic synostosis (Apert syndrome and Saethre-Chotzen syndrome).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The shape of forehead, bilateral orbit and bilateral temples in all patients markedly improved with 2-11 months follow-up. There were not obvious complications except that the unilateral parietal bossing happened to the child with turricephaly postoperatively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Satisfactory results show that fronto-orbital advancement is safe and effective way to correct frontal and orbital retrusion secondary to craniosynostosis.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Skull
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General Surgery
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Time Factors
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Follow-Up Studies
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Treatment Outcome
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Plastic Surgery Procedures
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Craniosynostoses
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Methods
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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