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Piezosurgical Suturectomy and Sutural Distraction Osteogenesis for the Treatment of Unilateral Coronal Synostosis

Abstract

Different surgical procedures are used for the treatment of synostosis. Among them, suturectomy and sutural distraction osteogenesis (SDO) are suitable for young infant patients. In this report, we present the case of a young infant patient with a clear synostosis of the left coronal suture, which was treated by piezoelectric suturectomy combined with SDO and 2 internal distractors. One-year follow-up showed good results. Thirty-six months …

Authors

Shen W; Cui J; Chen J; Buffoli B; Rodella LF; Zou J; Ji Y; Chen H

Journal

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, Vol. 3, No. 8,

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

8 2015

DOI

10.1097/gox.0000000000000382

ISSN

2169-7574