Featured Publications
Orbital and Periorbital Dysmorphology in Untreated Pfeiffer Syndrome
Lu X, Forte AJ, Allam O, Park KE, Wilson A, Alperovich M, Steinbacher DM, Tonello C, Alonso N, Persing JA. Orbital and Periorbital Dysmorphology in Untreated Pfeiffer Syndrome. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2022, 149: 731e-742e. PMID: 35171849, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000008928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPfeiffer syndrome patientsMonths of ageOrbital cavity volumeSyndrome patientsPfeiffer patientsSphenoid boneGlobe volumeAnterior positioningCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELNormal control subjectsYears of ageSoft tissue volumeControl subjectsSignificant hypoplasiaPatientsBone volumePfeiffer syndromeVisual impairmentBony orbitAnteroposterior lengthMaxillaVolumetric analysisAgeMonthsMaterialise softwareOrbitofacial 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 VNasopharyngeal airway and subcranial space analysis in Pfeiffer syndrome
Lu X, Forte A, Allam O, Park K, Junn A, Alperovich M, Steinbacher D, Tonello C, Alonso N, Persing J. Nasopharyngeal airway and subcranial space analysis in Pfeiffer syndrome. British Journal Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery 2020, 59: 592-598. PMID: 33863588, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2020.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway volumeNasal airwayPfeiffer syndromeNasopharyngeal airwayPharyngeal airwayComputed tomogramsCross-sectional areaPharyngeal airway volumeNasal airway volumePreoperative computed tomogramsMaxillomandibular advancementRespiratory crisisSurgical treatmentUpper airwayChoanal stenosisAirwayPatientsNasal pathwayMaxillary expansionRegional abnormalitiesSyndromeAnteroposterior dimensionAnatomical basisAnteroposterior lengthPosterior widthMorphological Basis for Airway Surgical Intervention in Apert Syndrome
Lu X, Forte AJ, Park KE, Allam O, Alperovich M, Steinbacher DM, Tonello C, Alonso N, Persing JA. Morphological Basis for Airway Surgical Intervention in Apert Syndrome. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2020, 87: 59-64. PMID: 34133365, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000002601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApert syndrome patientsPharyngeal airway volumeComputed tomography scanSyndrome patientsApert syndromeAirway volumeSurgical interventionTomography scanNasal cavityPreoperative computed tomography scansAirway volume changesAge-related subgroupsYears of ageMonths of agePosition of maxillaGrowth of mandibleAirway compromiseNasopharyngeal airwayPharyngeal airwayNasal airwayIntergonial widthSyndromeAirwayPatientsAnteroposterior lengthRacial 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
2019
Spatial and temporal changes of midface in Apert’s syndrome
Lu X, Forte AJ, Sawh-Martinez R, Wu R, Cabrejo R, Wilson A, Steinbacher DM, Alperovich M, Alonso N, Persing JA. Spatial and temporal changes of midface in Apert’s syndrome. Journal Of Plastic Surgery And Hand Surgery 2019, 53: 130-137. PMID: 30782083, DOI: 10.1080/2000656x.2018.1541324.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Orbit, zygoma, and maxilla growth patterns in Crouzon syndrome
Lu X, Forte AJ, Sawh-Martinez R, Wu R, Cabrejo R, Steinbacher DM, Alperovich M, Alonso N, Persing JA. Orbit, zygoma, and maxilla growth patterns in Crouzon syndrome. International Journal Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery 2018, 48: 309-321. PMID: 30389113, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2018.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCrouzon syndromeCT scanAnteroposterior lengthWidth of maxillaPreoperative CT scanMonths-2 yearsMonths of agePrincipal deformityControl subjectsGlobe projectionAge subgroupsMaxillary wideningSecondary deformitiesOrbital wallAnterior protrusionSyndromeFacial malformationsMonthsDeformityAnteroposterior positionZygomatic regionCranial baseZygomaMalformationsMaterialise software