title: Three-dimensional cranial expansion using distraction osteogenesis for oxycephaly.
abstract: Oxycephaly is associated with raised intracranial pressure as a result of the fusion of multiple cranial sutures. We have performed an effective and less invasive cranial expansion by means of three-dimensional cranial distraction for the treatment of oxycephaly with suspicion of increased intracranial pressure. We describe two oxycephaly cases and the surgical technique of three-dimensional cranial expansion using distraction osteogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saga Medical School, Nabeshima, Saga, Japan. uemurat@post.saga-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tetsuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Kaneshige
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mitsukawa
authors.forename: Atsushige
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Tadayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suse
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Furukawa
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D001860:Bone Plates; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D001863:Bone Screws; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000601:surgery; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000601:surgery