Publication Date
4-1-2021
Journal
Neurosurgery Focus: Video
Abstract
Unicoronal craniosynostosis correction with fronto-orbital advancement and cranial vault remodeling has traditionally been the gold standard. Distraction osteogenesis has the advantage of increased size of movement without constriction of the scalp and decreased morbidity. Although fronto-orbital advancement and cranial vault remodeling are usually performed at 6 months of age or later, distraction osteogenesis is performed at a younger age, between 3 and 6 months, to take advantage of the infant bony physiology. Herein, the authors demonstrate a case of distraction osteogenesis for unicoronal craniosynostosis in a 3-month-old female with significant improvement of her orbital, nasal, and frontal symmetry.
The video can be found here: https://vimeo.com/519047922
Keywords
unicoronal craniosynostosis, distraction osteogenesis, minimally invasive technique
Comments
PMID: 36284852