Closing wedges: a technique for repair of midline craniosynostosis.
Description of a surgical technique for sagittal and metopic synostosis utilizing closing skull wedges. The technique and results are outlined. The technique has proven effective when done by 4 months of age.
Howes
W J
WJ
Department of Neurosurgery, Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013536:Suture Techniques