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Transparietal/Transtemporal Distraction for Sagittal Craniosynostosis Kristen Klement Arlen Denny DEFINITION Sagittal craniosynostosis Premature fusion of sagittal suture. The sagittal suture normally fuses at an average of 26 years of age….

Spring-Assisted Surgery for Sagittal Synostosis Lisa R. David Claire Sanger Dillingham DEFINITION Craniosynostosis is the premature fusion of one or more cranial sutures (FIG 1). Sagittal synostosis is the premature…

Total Cranial Vault Remodeling Akira Yamada Kenneth E. Salyer Derek A. Bruce Frank R. Graewe DEFINITION/ANATOMY Premature fusion of the sagittal suture restricts the transverse growth of the skull. The…

Posterior Cranial Vault Distraction Osteogenesis Richard A. Hopper Amy Lee DEFINITION Posterior cranial vault distraction osteogenesis (PVDO) increases intracranial volume through gradual expansion of a circumferential cranial osteotomy using manually…

Posterior Cranial Vault Expansion Alexander Y. Lin DEFINITION Posterior plagiocephaly, or flattening of the posterior skull, can be the result of deformational (positional) forces or of fused sutures (lambdoid craniosynostosis)…

Fronto-Orbital Distraction Jesse A. Taylor Wen Xu DEFINITION Craniosynostosis affects 1 in 2500 live births worldwide and is defined as the premature fusion of one or more cranial sutures. Craniosynostosis…

Fronto-Orbital Advancement Rajendra Sawh-Martinez John A. Persing DEFINITION Fronto-orbital advancement is a series of adjustments to modifications of anatomy in coronal and metopic synostosis. Fronto-orbital advancement strives to approximate normality…