Dynamic osteodistraction with springs - the Gothenburg experience of spring-assisted cranioplasty

Surgical treatment of craniosynostosis includes a wide range of techniques. Although a variety of more extensive cranioplasties have been employed to enhance outcomes, efforts to identify less invasive surgical approaches with better results continue. Since the introduction of springs as a tool for craniosynostosis surgery in 1997 at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden, several studies have established their utility as an efficient surgical method. Because springs are currently used in the majority of our surgeries addressing craniosynostosis in children, this review summarizes our extensive experience with this method in more than 750 surgeries.