TY - JOUR
T1 - Distractive configuration transformation in plagiocephaly
AU - Fujimoto, Takuya
AU - Imai, Keisuke
AU - Yamada, Akira
AU - Nomachi, Takeru
AU - Fujii, Miki
AU - Miyamoto, Shinnosuke
AU - Sakamoto, Hiroaki
AU - Kitano, Shouhei
PY - 2003/7/1
Y1 - 2003/7/1
N2 - Distraction is quite useful in selected cases of craniosynostosis, and satisfactory results have been reported. However, there are few reports of distraction being employed in cases of Plagiocephaly. We present an assessment of distractive plagiocephaly using 3D-solid models. Four patients with plagiocephaly underwent fronto-orbital advancement and reshaping assisted by gradual distraction. Pre- and postoperative evaluations were made using 3D-solid models. With the measurement of three fixed regions (forehead, skull base and orbit), all of the cases showed good results. Further, after the distraction was finished, we found a tendency toward improvement in the end configurations.
AB - Distraction is quite useful in selected cases of craniosynostosis, and satisfactory results have been reported. However, there are few reports of distraction being employed in cases of Plagiocephaly. We present an assessment of distractive plagiocephaly using 3D-solid models. Four patients with plagiocephaly underwent fronto-orbital advancement and reshaping assisted by gradual distraction. Pre- and postoperative evaluations were made using 3D-solid models. With the measurement of three fixed regions (forehead, skull base and orbit), all of the cases showed good results. Further, after the distraction was finished, we found a tendency toward improvement in the end configurations.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0042532032
SN - 0021-5228
VL - 46
SP - 677
EP - 684
JO - Japanese Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
JF - Japanese Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
IS - 7
ER -