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Racial disparity of Crouzon syndrome in maxilla and mandible
Lu X, Forte AJ, Fan F, Zhang Z, Teng L, Yang B, Alperovich M, Steinbacher DM, Alonso N, Persing JA. Racial disparity of Crouzon syndrome in maxilla and mandible. International Journal Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery 2020, 49: 1566-1575. PMID: 32362538, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2020.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsian patientsCaucasian patientsCrouzon syndrome patientsCrouzon syndromeSyndrome patientsRacial disparitiesAnteroposterior maxillary lengthMidface profileTomography scanPatientsMandibular volumeCaucasian controlsCraniosynostosis patientsMaxillary positioningMaxillary lengthSyndromeVolume deficiencyANB angleAsian controlsMandibular lengthBackward displacementMaterialise softwareMaxillaSame extentMaxilla length
2021
Facial Dysmorphology in Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome
Junn A, Dinis J, Lu X, Forte AJ, Mozaffari MA, Phillips S, Lopez J, Alonso N, Persing JA, Alperovich M. Facial Dysmorphology in Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2021, 32: 2660-2665. PMID: 34727468, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000007910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSCS patientsSaethre-Chotzen syndromeMandibular prognathismNonsyndromic patientsNasal bridgePreoperative computer-tomography (CT) scanNasal boneNonsyndromic craniosynostosis patientsB point angleProminent nasal bridgeBroad nasal bridgeMann-Whitney UComputer tomography scansEyelid ptosisTomography scanMaxillary retrusionSuture pathologyNormal controlsMaxillary hypoplasiaPatientsClassic featuresCraniosynostosis patientsUnaffected controlsSyndromeClassic description
2019
What Is the Skull Structure Influence of Squamosal Suture Synostosis in Nonsyndromic and Syndromic Crouzon Craniosynostosis?
Lu X, Chen G, Forte AJ, Cabrejo R, Singh A, Kyle G, Steinbacher DM, Alperovich M, Alonso N, Persing JA. What Is the Skull Structure Influence of Squamosal Suture Synostosis in Nonsyndromic and Syndromic Crouzon Craniosynostosis? Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, 30: 1671-1675. PMID: 30950948, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle cranial fossaAnterior cranial fossaCranial fossaPosterior cranial fossaSquamosal synostosisFossa volumeCrouzon syndromeSquamosal suture synostosisComputed tomography scanCranial volumeNonsyndromic craniosynostosis patientsVolume reductionSevere volume reductionTomography scanNormal controlsMorphologic effectsCraniosynostosis patientsFossaPremature closureSyndromic conditionsSuture synostosisSyndromic synostosisFrankfort horizontal planeSynostosisThree-dimensional cephalometry