Evaluation of Fronto-Orbital Advancement Using Titanium-Based Internal Fixation for Corrective Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery
Kreppel M, Kauke M, Grandoch A, Safi AF, Nickenig HJ, Zöller J. Evaluation of Fronto-Orbital Advancement Using Titanium-Based Internal Fixation for Corrective Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2018, 29: 1542-1545. PMID: 29916974, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000004689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFronto-orbital advancementPediatric craniofacial surgerySecondary surgeryEsthetic outcomeFixation systemRigid fixation systemsRate of complicationsCraniofacial surgeryInternal rigid fixationPlate fixation systemComplication rateSurgical drainsInternal fixationMean durationSecond HospitalSecondary interventionsMedical recordsInternal fixation systemWhitaker scoreRigid fixationSurgeryPatientsBone fragmentsComplicationsCranial vaultClinical 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 IOutcomes