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Utilization of postcranioplasty skull molding caps in the treatment of Apert syndrome.
J Craniofac Surg. 2008 Nov; 19(6):1566-70.JC

Abstract

Patients with Apert syndrome have bilateral coronal craniosynostosis as one of their many distinguishing features. Surgical correction of this deformity is the mainstay of treatment. Abnormal widening of the skull base progresses despite cranioplasty. We describe a patient for whom a skull molding cap (SMC) was used after barrel-stave osteotomy and orbital rim advancement. This successfully restricted widening of her skull base while allowing growth in other dimensions. Utilization of skull molding caps after cranial surgery shows promise in this setting.

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McIntosh BC
Department of Surgery, Hospital of St Raphael, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Lee SS
No affiliation info available
Ball LL
No affiliation info available
Persing JA
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MeSH

AcrocephalosyndactyliaCephalometryCranial SuturesCraniotomyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesFrontal BoneHead Protective DevicesHumansInfantOccipital BoneOrbitOrthotic DevicesParietal BoneSkullTemporal Bone

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

19098553

Citation

McIntosh, Bryan C., et al. "Utilization of Postcranioplasty Skull Molding Caps in the Treatment of Apert Syndrome." The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, vol. 19, no. 6, 2008, pp. 1566-70.
McIntosh BC, Lee SS, Ball LL, et al. Utilization of postcranioplasty skull molding caps in the treatment of Apert syndrome. J Craniofac Surg. 2008;19(6):1566-70.
McIntosh, B. C., Lee, S. S., Ball, L. L., & Persing, J. A. (2008). Utilization of postcranioplasty skull molding caps in the treatment of Apert syndrome. The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 19(6), 1566-70. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0b013e31818c04e5
McIntosh BC, et al. Utilization of Postcranioplasty Skull Molding Caps in the Treatment of Apert Syndrome. J Craniofac Surg. 2008;19(6):1566-70. PubMed PMID: 19098553.
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