title: PURLs: helmets for positional skull deformities: a good idea, or not?
abstract: Probably not. Helmets appear to be no more effective than waiting for natural skull growth to correct the shape of an infant's head.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, The University of Chicago.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rowland
authors.affiliation: UPMC St. Margaret, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Nil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006260:Head Protective Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D059041:Plagiocephaly / Q000628:therapy*; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities*