The Simultaneous Use of Spring-Mediated Cranioplasty and Distraction Osteogenesis as a Safe Modality for Multi-Suture
Laura I Galarza1, Jessica N Tran, Ian C Hoppe
1Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.
The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
|May 25, 2022
Abstract:
Craniosynostosis caused by premature fusion of the cranial sutures most commonly involves a single suture. Less commonly, multiple sutures may fuse prematurely resulting in complex craniosynostosis. The authors present 1 case of a patient with unilateral sagittal and unilateral lambdoid craniosynostosis treated safely simultaneous with spring-mediated cranioplasty and distraction osteogenesis.


