title: Molding of top skull in the treatment of Apert syndrome.
abstract: Patients with Apert syndrome have bilateral coronal craniosynostosis, along with a distinguishing feature of their many deformity, called tower skull. Surgical correction of this deformity is the mainstay of treatment. We describe 3 patients molded top skull after front bone osteotomy orbital bar advancement. This successfully restricted growth of their top skull while allowing growth in other dimensions. Utilization of top-skull molding after cranial surgery shows promise of satisfaction in this setting.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Plastic Surgery, Nanjing Children's Hospital, Affiliated With Nanjing Medical University; and †Department of Cerebral Vessels, Nanjing Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
authors.forename: Weimin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Jianbin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weiping
mesh_terms: D000168:Acrocephalosyndactylia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002508:Cephalometry; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed