Early treatment of cranio-facial deformities.
The authors describe the surgical technique employed and results obtained in cases of early treatment of cranio-facial deformities. They demonstrate the necessity of early freeing of the fronto-ethmoidal and fronto-sphenoidal sutures at the base of the skull, in view of the fact that these sutures together with the coronal sutures are responsible for the orbital-facial involvement. With the technique of early treatment, which has the objective of achieving an advancement and decompression of the fronto-orbital block, excellent results are obtained in most cases.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000601:surgery; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors