title: [Plagiocephaly resulted from frontosphenoidal synostosis and squamosal suture synostosis: a report of five cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the diagnosis and mapagement of plagiocephaly resulted from For frontosphenoidal synostosis, frontosphenoidal synostosis and squamosal suture synostosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  orthotic nolding therapy should be selected for patients under 3-month-old. If it can' t make effect after treatment for 3 months, transcranial surgery should be adopted with the horizontal advancement of orbitofrontal bar at the affected side. Patients with squamosal suture synostosis should receive prohotic molding From 2005 to 2012, five patients were therapy for six month, remolding the cap every month.
  
  
  RESULTS
  treated with satisfactory result, including 3 patients with frontosphenoidal synostosis who received surgery and 2 patiens with squamosal suture synostosis who receive orthotic molding therapy only.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Few patients with plagiocephaly are caused by frontosphenoidal synostosis and squamosal suture synostosis. The orthotic molding therapy should be selected at an early time, but mostly, surgery may be needed for
authors.affiliation: Nanjing Children' s Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.
authors.forename: Wei-min
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Jian-bing
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D059041:Plagiocephaly / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013580:Synostosis / Q000150:complications