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 …

Objective Recently several centers have attempted to distract the craniofacial skeleton in
infants with craniosynostosis. To effectively achieve this goal, we must first understand the …

Objective Sutures are fibrous joints connecting the bones of the head. Despite the
fundamental role played by sutures in dentofacial orthopaedics, their biomechanical …

To investigate how cranial suture morphology and the arrangement of sutural collagen fibres
respond to compressive and tensile loads, an idealised bone–suture–bone complex was …

The complex, thin and irregular bones of the human craniofacial skeleton (CFS) are
connected together through bony articulations and connective tissues. These articulations …

Characterizing the biomechanical behavior of sutures in the human craniofacial skeleton
(CFS) is essential to understand the global impact of these articulations on load …

Sutures are soft connective tissue articulations between craniofacial bones. Suture
mechanics deals with patterns of mechanical stress experienced in sutures resulting from …

Background: Fusion of cranial-base sutures/synchondroses presents a clinical conundrum,
given their often unclear “normal” timing of closure. This study investigates the physiologic …

Craniosynostosis represents a heterogeneous cluster of congenital disorders and manifests
as premature ossification of one or more cranial sutures. Cranial sutures serve to enable …

In addition to their role in skull growth, sutures are sites of flexibility between the more rigid
bones. Depending on the suture, predominant loading during life may be either tensile or …