Expanding cranioplasty for craniosynostosis and allied disorders

Abstract

For early correction of craniosynostosis in the newborn or in early infancy, strip craniectomy may produce satisfactory results. For late correction, however, more radical cranial reconstruction procedures are essential in order to achieve adequate remodeling of cranial deformities and normalization of intracranial pressure. Craniosynostosis presents various types of cranial deformity, and different procedures for its correction have been reported. Expanding cranioplasty is presented for the increase of cranial volume and immediate correction of the cranial deformity. This cranioplasty can be applied not only for late correction of various types of craniosynostosis but also for other cranial deformities.