Total vertex craniectomy for the treatment of scaphocephaly.
Sutural stripping, morcellation, subtotal craniectomy, and even subtemporal decompression, have been employed in the treatment of sagittal synostosis. This report describes a further modification of past techniques, the total vertex craniectomy. This procedure, employed in 9 patients, has achieved uniformly excellent cosmetic results.
D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011859:Radiography; D013580:Synostosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*