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Spring-Assisted Cranial Expansion for Multisuture Craniosynostosis: First Case Report from the Indian Subcontinent
oleh: Rajendra S. Gujjalanavar, Rajalaxmi Doddamani, Vybhav Deraje, Swaroop Gopal
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Diterbitkan: | Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2023-10-01 |
Deskripsi
We present a first use case report from the Indian subcontinent of a 5-month-old child with multisuture craniosynostosis with raised intracranial pressure managed by spring-assisted cranial expansion followed by traditional fronto-orbital advancement and cranial vault remodeling. We emphasize the advantages of spring-assisted cranial expansion in extremely young infants with raised intracranial pressure over posterior vault distraction osteogenesis and open posterior vault remodeling.