Combined Dynamic Osteotomies for Craniosynostosis

Background:. In primary craniosynostosis, the premature fusion of one or more sutures prevents the perpendicular expansion of brain tissue (primary defect). Providing space for the brain to expand, the compensatory growth of unaffected sutures causes progressive skull deformation (secondary defect)....

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Main Authors: Vera Lúcia N. Cardim, MD, PhD, Geórgia M.C. Peres, MD, Alessandra dos S. Silva, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2023-08-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005208