title: Procedure of lateral canthal advancement for the treatment of coronal synostosis.
abstract: The procedure of lateral canthal advancement has been used at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, since 1973. The patients treated by this technique between 1973 and 1993 consisted of 41 with unilateral coronal synostosis, 13 with trigonocephaly and 29 with craniofacial dysostosis. The results have been excellent in patients with unilateral coronal synostosis and trigonocephaly. Furthermore, 17 of the infants with craniofacial dysostosis needed no further treatment after their initial operation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D003394:Craniofacial Dysostosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation; D016896:Treatment Outcome