Clinical evaluation of non-syndromic scaphocephaly surgically corrected with the procedure of total vertex craniectomy
Kreppel M, Kauke M, Safi AF, Grandoch A, Pocek-Behn N, Nickenig HJ, Zöller J. Clinical evaluation of non-syndromic scaphocephaly surgically corrected with the procedure of total vertex craniectomy. Journal Of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 2018, 46: 1465-1469. PMID: 29960814, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2018.05.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTime of surgeryStandardized operative techniqueSingle-surgeon approachMonths of ageReoperation rateMajor complicationsCorrective surgeryMean durationClinical evaluationSurgical correctionSurgical methodsOperative techniqueWhitaker scoreRetrospective evaluationSurgeon's approachCraniectomyAesthetic outcomeYoung individualsMonthsPatientsSurgeryScaphocephalyCategory IVCategory IOutcomesRigid External Distractor-Aided Advancement After Simultaneously Performed LeFort-III Osteotomy and Fronto-Orbital Advancement
Safi AF, Kreppel M, Kauke M, Grandoch A, Nickenig HJ, Zöller J. Rigid External Distractor-Aided Advancement After Simultaneously Performed LeFort-III Osteotomy and Fronto-Orbital Advancement. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2018, 29: 170-174. PMID: 29068973, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000004061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFronto-orbital advancementLeFort III osteotomyStandardized treatment protocolTreatment protocolEsthetic outcomeDistraction osteogenesisPerioperative hemoglobin concentrationRigid external distractor deviceConventional surgical techniquesDuration of operationLow infection rateLeft temporal siteRigid external distractorPostoperative complicationsCorrective surgeryRetrospective studySkeletal advancementSurgical outcomesFunctional outcomeFunctional resultsSurgical methodsSurgical techniquePatientsHemoglobin concentrationInfection rate