Minor Suture Fusion in Syndromic Craniosynostosis
Runyan CM, Xu M D W, Alperovich M, Massie M D J, Paek G, Cohen BA, Staffenberg DA, Flores RL, Taylor JA. Minor Suture Fusion in Syndromic Craniosynostosis. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2017, 140: 434e-445e. PMID: 28574949, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000003586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuture synostosisCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELSyndromic craniosynostosisSuture fusionMost patientsTomographic scanSyndromic patientsPatientsPosterior branchSkull baseCraniofacial dysostosisHead shape anomaliesSuture involvementInfantsFGFR2 mutationsSynostosisMidface abnormalitiesCraniofacial surgeonsCraniosynostosisCraniofacial dysostosis syndromesSelect groupCalvarial suturesScansShape anomaliesPatent calvarial sutures