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The human skull is composed of several bones that come together to protect the brain and support the structures of the face. The junctions where these bones meet are called sutures.
Sutures are immobile joints between adjacent bones of the skull. The narrow gap between the bones is filled with dense, fibrous connective tissue that unites the bones. The long sutures located between the skull bones are not straight but instead follow irregular, tightly twisting paths. These twisting lines tightly...

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Jeffrey D Fairley¹, Dieter Sackerer, Hans-Florian Zeilhofer

¹Department of Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery-SKMC/Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. jd.f@gmx.de

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Area of Science:

Craniomaxillofacial Surgery
Biomaterials Science
Pediatric Neurosurgery

Background:

Resorbable osteosynthesis materials have advanced craniomaxillofacial surgery.
Achieving stable bony fixation in pediatric craniofacial deformities remains a challenge.
The required duration of fixation differs in infants due to rapid brain expansion.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate an innovative craniofacial fixation method using resorbable plates in infants.
To assess the efficacy of resorbable miniplates for sagittal suture synostosis treatment.
To determine the aesthetic outcomes and complication rates of this technique.

Main Methods:

Surgical intervention on 10 infants with sagittal suture synostosis.
Utilized conventional suture resection and remodeling.
Employed resorbable miniplate (PolyMax-RAPID) struts with resorbable pockets and screws for fixation.

Main Results:

All 10 patients achieved satisfactory aesthetic results.
No complications were reported during the follow-up period (at least 1 year).
The method provided initial stability and facilitated controlled cranial vault expansion.

Conclusions:

Resorbable plates as floating struts represent an innovative approach to infant craniofacial fixation.
This technique offers controlled dynamic expansion guided by brain growth.
The method ensures stability and positive aesthetic outcomes in pediatric patients with sagittal suture synostosis.