Frontoorbital reconstruction.
The care of the patient with craniosynostosis is perhaps the most challenging problem in craniofacial surgery. The syndromes vary in their presentation and severity; however, many of the structural and functional sequelae have common characteristics. The multifaceted medical problems of these children are particularly well suited to a multidisciplinary team approach to their care. The surgeons must be aware of the most pressing health concerns of these patients and incorporate those concerns into a well-formulated phased plan of comprehensive reconstruction. The overall goals of treatment of syndromic and nonsyndromic craniosynostosis continually should guide the care of these exceptional children. Those goals are to provide a predictable and durable reconstruction that restores facial form, reestablishes symmetry, attains the best results in the least number of operations, and infuses the patient with a sense of emotional and physical health.
Buchman
Steven R
SR
Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, 2130 Taubryn Health Care Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0340, USA. sbuchman@umich.edu
Muraszko
Karin
K
D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development; D002657:Child Development; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013997:Time Factors