Crouzon's disease. Part I. One-stage correction by combined face and forehead advancement.
Crouzon's disease results in maxillary hypoplasia and a receding forehead, which produce characteristic exorbitism. Total correction of the deformity by Le Fort III osteotomy and face advancement with a simultaneous forehead advancement corrects all the deformities. The advantages and disadvantages of this major craniofacial procedure are discussed after 2 case descriptions.
Losken
H W
HW
Craniofacial Unit, Grey's Hospital, Pietermaritzburg.
Morris
W M
WM
Uys
P B
PB
Wright
A J
AJ
le Roux
P A
PA
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003394:Craniofacial Dysostosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010027:Osteotomy; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*