TY - JOUR
T1 - Cranial distraction for plagiocephaly
T2 - Quantitative morphologic analyses of cranium using three-dimensional computed tomography and a life-size model
AU - Yamada, Akira
AU - Imai, Keisuke
AU - Nomachi, Takeru
AU - Fujimoto, Takuya
AU - Sakamoto, Hiroaki
AU - Kitano, Syohei
PY - 2005/7
Y1 - 2005/7
N2 - The aim of this study was to analyze the morphologic changes of the craniofacial skeleton in synostotic plagiocephaly after cranial distraction. Preoperative and postoperative computed tomography scans were taken, and three-dimensional reconstruction was then performed. Three measurements were obtained: intracranial volume, volume of the middle cranial fossa, and length of the zygomatic arch. Intracranial volume reached values that were normal for a 2-year-old child postoperatively, and the discrepancy between left and right half volumes decreased over time. The discrepancy of the volume of the middle cranial fossa also decreased after surgery, and the asymmetry of the zygomatic arch improved significantly. Based on these objective findings, the authors believe that cranial distraction could favorably affect craniofacial dysmorphology of synostotic frontal plagiocephaly.
AB - The aim of this study was to analyze the morphologic changes of the craniofacial skeleton in synostotic plagiocephaly after cranial distraction. Preoperative and postoperative computed tomography scans were taken, and three-dimensional reconstruction was then performed. Three measurements were obtained: intracranial volume, volume of the middle cranial fossa, and length of the zygomatic arch. Intracranial volume reached values that were normal for a 2-year-old child postoperatively, and the discrepancy between left and right half volumes decreased over time. The discrepancy of the volume of the middle cranial fossa also decreased after surgery, and the asymmetry of the zygomatic arch improved significantly. Based on these objective findings, the authors believe that cranial distraction could favorably affect craniofacial dysmorphology of synostotic frontal plagiocephaly.
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U2 - 10.1097/01.scs.0000168995.27882.66
DO - 10.1097/01.scs.0000168995.27882.66
M3 - Article
C2 - 16077318
AN - SCOPUS:24644480520
SN - 1049-2275
VL - 16
SP - 688
EP - 693
JO - Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
JF - Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
IS - 4
ER -