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Influence of Nonsyndromic Bicoronal Synostosis and Syndromic Influences on Orbit and Periorbital Malformation
Lu X, Forte AJ, Dinis J, Junn A, Alperovich M, Alonso N, Persing JA. Influence of Nonsyndromic Bicoronal Synostosis and Syndromic Influences on Orbit and Periorbital Malformation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2022, 149: 930e-942e. PMID: 35286288, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000009051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApert syndromeCrouzon syndromeBicoronal synostosisNonsyndromic bicoronal synostosisNonsyndromic casesPreoperative computed tomography scansSpine positionCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELComputed tomography scanOrbital cavity volumeLateral orbital wallTomography scanApert patientsMaxillary retrusionPremature suture fusionMaxillary hypoplasiaSyndromePatientsCrouzon patientsOrbital wallSyndromic craniosynostosisAnteroposterior lengthVolumetric analysisSynostosisMalformations
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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