… of infants who had undergone surgical correction of sagittal … in achieving normalization of
head shape. This retrospective … study included surgery for sagittal synostosis within the first …

… does not return head shape back to normal, but results in significant improvements in the
first year following surgery compared with the preoperative sagittal synostosis head shape. 3D …

… In conclusion, this study introduces a novel measure (PMW) that aids in quantifying the
unique head shape associated with sagittal synostosis. As CI generally increases after surgical …

… for a typical head shape observed in children with premature synostosis of the sagittal
suture. However, among patients with isolated sagittal synostosis (ISS), the head shape varies …

… of sagittal synostosis should not be disregarded simply because the common head shape for
… Although the skull shape associated with sagittal synostosis appears narrow, our measures …

… a narrow head shape, temporal hollowing, frontal bossing, occipital bullet, and overall head
shape. We use pre-operative CT scanning for all patients with sagittal synostosis to evaluate …

… improvement of the shape of the head, is a detailed knowledge of the preoperative shape. …
In conclusion, the mean skull shape of patients with premature synostosis of the sagittal suture …

Sagittal synostosis comprises a spectrum of deformities caused by premature fusion of the
sagittal suture. The treatment of sagittal synostosis is dependent on the age of the patient and …

… In our series, patients who scored their head shape as very good or excellent recorded a
postoperative CI range from 69.9 to 79. It was our impression that the CI correlates poorly with …

… head shape in sagittal synostosis. Numerous authors have created and suggested other
systems for evaluating head shape … advanced modality for estimating head shape, no measure …