2019
Classification of Subtypes of Apert Syndrome, Based on the Type of Vault Suture Synostosis
Lu X, Sawh-Martinez R, Forte A, Wu R, Cabrejo R, Wilson A, Steinbacher DM, Alperovich M, Alonso N, Persing JA. Classification of Subtypes of Apert Syndrome, Based on the Type of Vault Suture Synostosis. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2019, 7: e2158. PMID: 31044122, PMCID: PMC6467634, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000002158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApert syndromeCranial base angulationClass IClass IICommon subtypeCoronal synostosisObstructive sleep apneaCranial baseApert syndrome patientsBilateral coronal synostosisClassification of subtypesUnilateral lambdoid synostosisUnilateral coronal synostosisAirway compromiseSleep apneaAnatomic deformityTreatment choiceSyndrome patientsPosterior aspectOropharyngeal spaceCT scanCranial base angleCleft palateClass IIISyndrome
2018
Normal angulation of skull base in Apert syndrome
Lu X, Forte AJ, Sawh-Martinez R, Wu R, Cabrejo R, Steinbacher DM, Alperovich M, Alonso N, Persing JA. Normal angulation of skull base in Apert syndrome. Journal Of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 2018, 46: 2042-2051. PMID: 30391086, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2018.09.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cranial baseApert syndromeCranial base lengthSkull baseSevere craniofacial deformitiesPosterior cranial base lengthYears of ageMonths of ageUnoperated patientsCT scanAnterior cranial base lengthCranial base angleLate infancySyndromeAge rangeCraniofacial deformitiesCranial baseDeformityAdditive effectSkull vaultMonthsAngulationSignificant changesAgeBase length