Frontal bone is developed in two halves. At birth they are united together by frontal or myopic suture which usually disappears between sixth and tenth years. In some individuals this suture remains complete throughout life and the condition is called ' MetopismMetopism is said to be more frequent amongst higher races than amongst lower races and in brachycephalics than in dolichocephalics. Acc...

OBJECTIVE Surgery for craniosynostosis has evolved rapidly over the past two decades, with increased emphasis on early, extensive operations. Older published series may not accurately reflect more recent experience. Our study was designed to analyze outcome in a large series of consecutive patients treated recently at a single center. METHODS We reviewed 250 consecutive patients who underwent...

OBJECT The authors present the results of treating infants with multiple-suture nonsyndromic craniosynostosis in whom the authors used minimally invasive endoscopy-assisted techniques and postoperative cranial molding over an 11-year period. METHODS A total of 21 patients who presented with multiple-suture (nonsyndromic) craniosynostosis were treated using minimally invasive endoscopy-assiste...