title: Late correction of sagittal synostosis in children.
abstract: Twelve patients with sagittal synostosis underwent correction between 8 months and 8 years of age. The patients underwent expansion in the parietal region of 4 cm and had a reduction in length of 3 cm following dural plication. Average follow-up was 2.2 +/- 0.8 years (mean +/- SD). While optimal treatment for sagittal synostosis may be obtained in the first few months of life, late correction of sagittal synostosis may be obtained in a safe and effective manner.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill., USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pensler
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ciletti
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomita
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome