Surgical treatment of sagittal synostosis.
A technique for the correction of scaphocephaly is described. It is safe, is technically straightforward, and rapidly corrects the deformity. The results of a standardized operative procedure in 50 patients are reviewed.
M V
MV
Olds
B
B
Storrs
M L
ML
Walker
D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000601:surgery*; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing