Surgical treatment of premature sagittal synostosis
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Surgical treatment of premature sagittal synostosis.
A series of 50 consecutive children with premature sagittal synostosis is reported. All were treated surgically; 43 were male, 47 were leukodermic and two are siblings. In the pre-operative examination, the head shape, skull measurements and radiologic findings were evaluated; 38 children were operated on before six months of age and 12 of them, between six and 12 months of age. The surgical te...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1996000100026