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Orbitofacial morphology changes with different suture synostoses in Crouzon syndrome
Lu X, Forte AJ, Junn A, Dinis J, Alperovich M, Alonso N, Persing JA. Orbitofacial morphology changes with different suture synostoses in Crouzon syndrome. Journal Of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 2021, 50: 406-418. PMID: 35065874, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2021.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCrouzon syndrome patientsSquamosal synostosisSyndrome patientsCT scanBicoronal synostosisCrouzon syndromeComputed tomography scanSoft tissue volumeType ISurgical interventionTomography scanNormal controlsOccipital expansionGlobe volumeCrouzon patientsSagittal synostosisPatientsAnteroposterior lengthSynostosisOrbital rimStatistical significanceTissue volumeSynostosesType IVType VGrowth patterns of the airway in Crouzon syndrome patients with different types of cranial vault suture synostosis
Lu X, Forte AJ, Wilson A, Park KE, Allam O, Alperovich M, Steinbacher DM, Tonello C, Alonso N, Persing JA. Growth patterns of the airway in Crouzon syndrome patients with different types of cranial vault suture synostosis. International Journal Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery 2020, 50: 924-932. PMID: 33384236, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2020.11.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway volumeCrouzon syndrome patientsYears of ageNasal airwaySyndrome patientsCrouzon patientsPharyngeal airwayCrouzon syndromeSuture synostosisNasopharyngeal airway volumePharyngeal airway volumeNasal airway volumeType IComputed tomography scanType IIIBilateral coronal synostosisAirway compromiseRespiratory difficultyControl subjectsTomography scanAirwayPatientsPharyngeal volumeSagittal synostosisCoronal synostosis
2021
Does different cranial suture synostosis influence orbit volume and morphology in Apert syndrome?
Lu X, Forte A, Alperovich M, Alonso N, Persing J. Does different cranial suture synostosis influence orbit volume and morphology in Apert syndrome? International Journal Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery 2021, 51: 338-346. PMID: 34400025, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2021.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApert syndrome patientsSyndrome patientsBone volumeApert syndromeBicoronal synostosisType IType IIISuture synostosisComputed tomography scanType IIMaxillary bone volumeIndividualized surgical planningOrbital cavity volumeBilateral coronal synostosisTomography scanAnatomic basisBone malformationsSurgical planningSynostosisCoronal synostosisOrbital rimStatistical significanceOrbit volumePatientsSyndrome