A review of the management of single-suture craniosynostosis, past, present, and future: JNSPG 75th Anniversary Invited Review Article

MR Proctor, JG Meara - Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 2019 - thejns.org
BACKGROUND Craniosynostosis is a condition in which 2 or more of the skull bones fuse
prematurely. The spectrum of the disorder most commonly involves the closure of a single …

Postoperative temporal hollowing: Is there a surgical approach that prevents this complication? A systematic review and anatomic illustration

EE Vaca, CA Purnell, AK Gosain, MS Alghoul - Journal of Plastic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Temporal hollowing is a common complication following surgical dissection in
the temporal region. Our objectives were to:(1) review and clarify the temporal soft tissue …

Evidence-based medicine: nonsyndromic craniosynostosis

Y Tahiri, SP Bartlett, MS Gilardino - Plastic and reconstructive …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Craniosynostosis is a pathologic condition associated with the premature fusion of one or
more cranial sutures. When the cranial sutures fuse prematurely, the skull and the growing …

An algorithm for managing syndromic craniosynostosis using posterior vault distraction osteogenesis

JW Swanson, F Samra, A Bauder… - Plastic and …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: The authors hypothesize that early posterior vault distraction osteogenesis
safely confers considerable cranial vault remodeling, sufficient to enable fronto-orbital …

The Whitaker classification of craniosynostosis outcomes: an assessment of interrater reliability

AM Wes, S Naran, J Sun, D Mazzaferro… - Plastic and …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: The Whitaker classification is a simple and widely used system for describing
aesthetic outcomes after craniosynostosis surgery. The purpose of this study is to evaluate …

Distraction osteogenesis versus conventional fronto-orbital advancement for the treatment of unilateral coronal synostosis: a comparison of perioperative morbidity …

Y Tahiri, JW Swanson, JA Taylor - Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Fronto-orbital advancement and remodeling (FOAR) remains the most widely practiced
treatment of unicoronal craniosynostosis (UCS) despite recent studies of ocular dysfunction …

Neurodevelopment in unilateral coronal craniosynostosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AR Fotouhi, SN Chiang, AM Peterson… - Journal of …, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The current literature on unilateral coronal craniosynostosis is replete with
repair techniques and surgical outcomes; however, information regarding …

Surgical treatment of nonsyndromic unicoronal craniosynostosis

J Alford, CA Derderian, JM Smartt Jr - Journal of Craniofacial …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: Unicoronal synostosis (UCS) remains one of the most difficult craniofacial
conditions to treat. This review attempts to consolidate all existing literature from the past 25 …

Nonsyndromic unilateral coronal synostosis: a comparison of fronto-orbital advancement and endoscopic suturectomy

KV Isaac, S MacKinnon, LR Dagi… - Plastic and …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Comparative effectiveness research is needed to optimize treatment of
unilateral coronal synostosis. This study compares perioperative morbidity, ophthalmic, and …

Lambdoid craniosynostosis: the relationship with Chiari deformations and an analysis of surgical outcomes

JA Fearon, V Dimas, K Ditthakasem - Plastic and reconstructive …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: A relationship between lambdoid craniosynostosis and Chiari deformations
has been suggested, but the true extent of this association remains uncertain. The authors …