Open AccessExperience with craniosynostosis treatment using posterior cranial vault distraction osteogenesis
Author(s) -
Leena P. Ylikontiola,
George K.B. Sándor,
Niina Salokorpi,
Willy Serlo
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0746.95307
Subject(s) - medicine , cranial vault , distraction osteogenesis , craniosynostosis , distraction , vault (architecture) , surgery , skull , neuroscience , structural engineering , biology , engineering
Craniosynostosis compromises the cranial vault volume, severely impede growth, and may lead to increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Posterior cranial vault (PCV) distraction osteogenesis (DO) offers an excellent treatment opportunity for this condition. This article intends to describe the outcomes of PCV DO.