title: Cranial auto graft expansion (CAGE) technique for cranial vault expansion.
abstract: We present a method for cranial vault expansion that provides a strong construct, leaves small skull defects, and provides bony coverage of the sagittal sinus. The resultant small defects optimize the possibility for spontaneous reossification while avoiding large calvarial defects. This method has been used in 2 children who developed clinical evidence of total cranial growth restriction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Samson
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: A Mark
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Boustred
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000601:surgery; D012886:Skull / Q000254:growth & development / Q000601:surgery*