Treatment of Premature Sutural Synostosis
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Vol. 15 (3) , 213-216
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02844318109103437
Abstract
Premature sutural synostoses are currently being treated at the Craniofacial Center at the Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Goteborg. A leading principle has been to release tethered parts of the skull and the facial skeleton in order to let the expanding brain mould the skeletal parts to an acceptable position. This can be achieved within the first year of life. When operating in later stages, the skeletal parts are wired in a semi-static position by a single osteosynthesis, still allowing expansion by the growing brain.Keywords
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