title: Growing skull fractures after craniosynostosis repair:  risk factors and treatment algorithm.
abstract: Growing skull fractures (GSFs) are rare complications after severe head injuries in the early childhood and rarely occur after craniosynostosis repair. The aim of this study was to define an algorithm for sufficient treatment for GSF after craniofacial procedures. Literature research was performed to clarify risk factors for GSFs after cranial vault reshaping. Conclusions of the literature and experiences of the authors based on a case of GSF after craniofacial surgery were matched to establish guidelines for successful therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. wolfgang.zemann@usz.ch
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zemann
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Metzler
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: Astrid L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Kruse
authors.forename: Heinz T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Lübbers
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Könü
authors.forename: Joachim A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Obwegeser
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002648:Child; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012307:Risk Factors; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*