A Longitudinal Analysis of Pre- and Post-Operative Dysmorphology in Metopic Craniosynostosis

CONCLUSIONS: MSS quantifies overcorrection and normalization of head shape, as patients with negative values were less "metopic" than normal postoperatively and approached 0 at 2-year follow-up. CMD worsened postoperatively due to postoperative bony changes associated with surgical displacements following FOA. All patients had similar postoperative metopic dysmorphology, with no significant association with preoperative severity. More severe patients had worse longitudinal dysmorphology, reinforcing that regression to the metopic shape is a postoperative risk which increases with preoperative severity.PMID:38483822 | DOI:10.1177/10556656241237605

Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal - March 14, 2024 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Justin W Beiriger Wenzheng Tao Zhazira Irgebay John Smetona Lucas Dvoracek Nicol ás M Kass Angel Dixon Casey Zhang Meeti Mehta Ross Whitaker Jesse A Goldstein Source Type: research