Kalantar Hormozi A, Moradi E, Rahnama A, Noori M, Kalantar Hormozi H. Surgical Treatment of Anterior Plagiocephaly With Limited Calvarial Osteotomy.
J Craniofac Surg 2024:00001665-990000000-01319. [PMID:
38315766 DOI:
10.1097/scs.0000000000009988]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
Anterior plagiocephaly is a condition in which the unicoronal suture is prematurely fused and the skull shape will change due to asymmetric growth.
METHODS
This is a retrospective study describing the unilateral limited frontal osteotomy for remodeling deformed areas in the frontal and orbital bone and its pros and cons.
RESULTS
Twenty-eight patients were included in the study, with a mean age of 16.8 (±11.7) months. Mean intraoperative bleeding was 78.1 (±23.6) mL. One (3.57%) patient developed postoperative bleeding, around 200 mL. After 12 months, all patients (100%) had grade I Whitaker.
CONCLUSION
The described technique is safe and may have promising short-term outcomes for the correction of anterior plagiocephaly.
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