Craniosynostosis is a condition of complex etiology that always involves the premature
fusion of one or multiple cranial sutures and includes various anomalies of the soft and hard …

Craniosynostosis is the premature fusion of the cranial sutures. It is identified early in life
either due to cosmetic deformity or due to more serious functional complications. Isolated …

Sutures are synarthroses connecting the bones of the head with each other through a
fibrous sutural ligament. The knowledge of their biomechanical properties is relevant in the …

Sagittal synostosis, the premature closure of the sagittal suture, accounts for more than 50%
of all nonsyndromic single-suture synostoses. Although no detrimental neurologic effects …

Background: Cranial base sutures are important drivers of both facial and cranial growth.
The purpose of this study was to compare the incidence and location of cranial base suture …

The traditional reasons for surgical intervention in children with single-suture
craniosynostosis (SSC) are cosmetic improvement and the avoidance/treatment of …

Craniosynostosis is the premature fusion of one or more of the cranial sutures. About 8% of
the patients have familial or syndromic forms of synostosis, and in the remainder it occurs as …

Finite element analysis from routine computed tomography studies (CT/FEA) allows
clinicians to predict the mechanical and anatomic consequences of specific distraction …

OBJECTIVE Variables that can predict outcomes in patients with craniosynostosis, including
bone thickness, are important for surgical decision-making, yet are incompletely understood …

Background Surgical correction of craniosynostosis aims to remodel the cranial vault to
achieve a morphology approaching that of age-matched norms. However, current surgical …